Two gay failed asylum seekers in Britain who said they faced persecution over their sexuality if they were sent home won their Supreme Court appeals against their deportation on Wednesday. The men, identified only as “J” from Iran and “T” from Cameroon, had been refused asylum on the grounds that they could avoid ill-treatment by behaving discreetly or keeping their sexuality secret in their native countries. The Supreme Court said that ruling went against the Convention on the Status of Refugees and sent their cases back to the lower Court of Appeal to be reassessed in the light of their verdict.
Two gay failed asylum seekers in Britain who said they faced persecution over their sexuality if they were sent home won their Supreme Court appeals against their deportation on Wednesday. The men, identified only as “J” from Iran and “T” from Cameroon, had been refused asylum on the grounds that they could avoid ill-treatment by behaving discreetly or keeping their sexuality secret in their native countries. The Supreme Court said that ruling went against the Convention on the Status of Refugees and sent their cases back to the lower Court of Appeal to be reassessed in the light of their verdict.
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