Gender-related persecution

Last update : December 2017

A Guide to Accompanying a Claim for Gender-Related Persecution (in French only)


https://www.gisti.org/IMG/pdf/manuel_persecution_genre_dec2017.pdf

The guide (in french only) is long but the summary specifies the different parts.

For women:

CHAPTER I: THE ASYLUM APPLICATION RELATING TO WOMEN WHO HAVE FLED DOMESTIC OR FAMILY VIOLENCE

CHAPTER II: ASYLUM APPLICATIONS RELATING TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND PERSONS AT RISK OF BEING TRAFFICKED

CHAPTER III: THE ASYLUM CLAIM RELATING TO REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A FORCED MARRIAGE

CHAPTER IV: THE APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM RELATING TO THE REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (EXCISION)

For LGBTQI+ people:

CHAPTER V: CLAIMING ASYLUM ON GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER IDENTITY