United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Archives

Reaching out to refugees persecuted for sexual orientation, gender identity

Repost from UNHCR WASHINGTON, DC, United States, June 29 (UNHCR) – Advocates like Neil Grungras are vital as accounts increasingly emerge of persecution and violence towards refugees and…

UNHCR Roundtable on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Seeking Protection on Account of Their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

repost from http://www.state.gov Special Assistant Elizabeth Drew, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Washington, DC, October 1, 2010 Thank you. It’s an honor to…