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Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/46231 Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law Viljoen, Frans Okisai, Charloz K. UCTD Inequality reduction SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-10 Law theses SDG-16 Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The South African Constitution and legislation provide for granting of asylum and protection for refugees who have fled into South Africa because of persecution based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. International human rights law recognises the right to seek asylum and to be protected from persecution. There is growing consensus within the field of international human rights and refugee law that persecution based on one’s sexual orientation or gender identity is a basis upon which refugee status and protection should be granted. South Africa’s legal regime is, therefore, consistent with emerging international human rights standards and reflects the Republic’s consciousness to its international obligations towards the protection of asylum seekers and refugees. Out of keeping with the progressive legislative and human rights guarantees under South African law, asylum seekers and refugees whose applications are based on sexual orientation or gender identity often face rejection of their asylum applications and violations of other human rights while in South Africa. These and a number of other identified challenges facing these asylum seekers and refugees, such as non-disclosure of true reasons for seeking asylum due to trauma, negative social attitudes, and lack of protection by law enforcement agencies, require concerted efforts by the various stakeholders. Multi- and inter-disciplinary dimensions to the institutional responses and overarching synergies that bring together the much needed efficacy in service and protection delivery are identified in this research as the ultimate goal. tm2015 Centre for Human Rights LLM Unrestricted 2015-07-02T11:08:21Z 2015-07-02T11:08:21Z 2015/04/16 2015 Mini Dissertation Okisai, CK 2015, Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law, LLM Mini-dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46231> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46231 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Inequality reduction SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-10 Law theses SDG-16 Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title | Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title_full | Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title_fullStr | Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title_short | Sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under South African law |
| title_sort | sexual orientation and gender identity asylum claims and refugee protection under south african law |
| topic | UCTD Inequality reduction SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-10 Law theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46231 |