The Consideration of Male Victims of Sexual Violence As a Subset of the Particular Social Group 'Homosexual' in Adjudicating Asylum Claims
30 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 279 (2018)
Posted: 24 Aug 2017 Last revised: 7 Oct 2018
Abstract
This Article analyzes the difficulties African male victims of sexual violence experience when seeking asylum in homophobic host countries and the lack of attention they receive from international and national governments and organizations. It concludes by recommending that male victims of sexual violence be able to seek asylum in host countries due to lack of medical care that they receive in their countries on account of imputed homosexual status.
Keywords: Male sexual violence, DRC, Uganda, Asylum, Homosexuality, Lack of Medical Access
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Desrosiers, Christiana, The Consideration of Male Victims of Sexual Violence As a Subset of the Particular Social Group 'Homosexual' in Adjudicating Asylum Claims. 30 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 279 (2018) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3021583
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