France - CNDA, 7 July 2009, Mr. C., n°634565
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What was at stake
EDAL summary. Homosexuals in Tunisia, even those that do not proclaim or overtly demonstrate their sexual orientation, can be considered as constituting a specific and sufficiently identifiable whole so as to form...
What the court decided
The CNDA held that, in Tunisia, homosexual individuals – even those who do not openly display their orientation – constitute a distinct and identifiable social group that faces criminal prosecution, police and family violence, and therefore the applicant’s fear of persecution is linked to his membership in that particular social group, justifying recognition as a refugee.
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