| Title | HJ (Homosexuality: Reasonably Tolerating Living Discreetly) Iran v. Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| Publisher | United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority |
| Author | Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) |
| Publication Date | 10 May 2008 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Topics | Country of origin information (COI) | Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Social group persecution |
| Citation / Document Symbol | [2008] UKAIT 00044 |
| Cite as | HJ (Homosexuality: Reasonably Tolerating Living Discreetly) Iran v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2008] UKAIT 00044, United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority, 10 May 2008, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,GBR_AIT,482c17e02.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
| Comments | Heard at Field House on 25 February 2008. Decision following remittal for reconsideration by the Court of Appeal: J v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1238. The decision was further appealed before the Court of Appeal: HJ (Iran) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; HT (Cameroon) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172. |
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