Title UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Publisher UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Publication Date 21 November 2008
Topics Gender discrimination | Gender-based persecution | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
Other Languages / Attachments French | German | Greek | Italian | Russian | Spanish
Cite as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 21 November 2008, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/48abd5660.html [accessed 20 September 2016]
Comments These Guidelines are replaced by Guidelines on International Protection No. 9: Claims to Refugee Status based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees