EVIDENCE BRIEFS / INFOGRAPHICS / COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING LGBTI ASYLUM SEEKERS
Summarizing key findings of the research report Envisioning LGBT Refugee Rights in Canada: Is Canada a Safe Haven?
INFORMATION SHEETS
Information Sheet: Making an LGBTI
Refugee Protection Claim in Canada
This information sheet contains
information and resources on what is involved in making a refugee protection
claim in Canada, geared specifically toward LGBTI persons. The primary audience
are individuals who are considering seeking asylum in Canada due
to persecution, violence or threats because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transsexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI), or because others perceive them
to be.
Information Sheet:Mental Health
Challenges for LGBT Asylum Seekers in Canada
This information sheet contains a survey
of common stressors and resulting mental health challenges encountered by LGBT
asylum seekers in Canada. It is based on research data gathered by Envisioning
Global LGBT Human Rights in India, Africa, the Caribbean, and Canada as well as
a broader literature review.The primary audience for this information sheet are service
providers who work with this population.
Information Sheet: Lesbian and Gay
Refugee Issues: A Review of Federal Court Jurisprudence
This information sheet contains an
outline of Canadian Federal Court appeal decisions over the past 10 years that
have overturned rejections of lesbian and gay asylum claims. Challenges unique
to these asylum seekers are analyzed. (Note: Claims based on bisexuality or
gender identity are not covered here, since the jurisprudence is different and
specific treatment is necessary.) This information sheet may
provide guidance for adjudicators of lesbian and gay claims seeking
to ensure that their decisions avoid or survive judicial review. It may also
act as a reference for asylum seekers and counsel in preparing
gay and lesbian claims.
VIDEOS
Why is documentation essential to LGBT
movements?
Talk by Graeme Reid, Director: Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program, Human Rights Watch. Saint Lucia,
February, 2012.
Reid speaks to the importance of LGBT
people "telling our stories" and "finding our voice" in
order to reclaim a common history - a history which has often been erased.
How is human rights documentation
helpful when combating violence?
Talk by Maurice Tomlinson, Legal Advisor, Marginalized
Groups, AIDS-Free World; Caribbean Research Team, Envisioning Global LGBT Human
Rights. Saint Lucia, February, 2012.