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New publications: 'Country of Origin Report: Sexual and Gender Minorities - Uganda'

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Press Release (Please scroll down for the French version)
Geneva, November 3, 2014
 
As Uganda debates the re-introduction of an Anti-Homosexuality Bill, ORAM publishes a comprehensive Country of Origin Report on the conditions of LGBTI individuals in the country. ORAM has published an extensive report titled "Country of Origin Report: Sexual and Gender Minorities - Uganda." The unique report includes an extensive case law section, analyzing key asylum decisions in Ugandan LGBTI asylum cases from six jurisdictions worldwide.

This report is particularly timely. Ugandan LGBTI individuals and activists recount growing hostility and fear as Uganda debates re-introducing an "Anti-Homosexuality Bill," while homosexuality remains criminalized under existing law. The Anti-Homosexuality Act, initially dubbed the " Kill the Gays Bill," was annulled by Uganda's Constitutional Court in August 2014 on a parliamentary technicality. The Act imposed up to life imprisonment for same-sex sexual acts, and punished those who advocate for sexual minority rights or provide services to LGBTI people. Violence toward LGBTI individuals in Uganda has escalated, and many are fleeing the country.

Country of Origin reports are a critical tool for adjudicators and protection experts assessing risk of persecution, credibility, and availability of state protection in asylum and refugee claims. Building on its expertise and its deep understanding of the refugee field, ORAM demonstrates through this report that a nuanced and culturally-informed approach to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Country of Origin Information (COI) will lead to more accurate adjudication of LGBTI asylum and refugee claims. 

ORAM provides expert opinions to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), which is the EU's official training agency on asylum policy, on formulation of guidelines of COI regarding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. ORAM is the recognized global expert on LGBTI refugee and asylum issues.     

ORAM's Uganda report, as well as its other upcoming SOGI-specific publications and materials, forms part of a growing library of specialized tools readily available to refugee professionals worldwide.   

Download the full report here: http://www.oraminternational.org/images/stories/PDFs/Countryoforigin_report.pdf?utm_source=Uganda+COI+Launch&utm_campaign=Uganda+COI+Launch&utm_medium=email  

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Communiqué de presse
Genève, le 3 novembre 2014
   
Alors qu'en Ouganda le débat sur la réintroduction d'un projet de loi "anti-homosexualité" bat son plein, l'Organisation pour le Refuge, l'Asile & la Migration (ORAM) publie son nouveau rapport sur les conditions de vie des personnes LGBTI (lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles, transgenres, et/ou intersexuées) dans ce pays.
 
L'ORAM vient tout juste de publier un rapport très détaillé intitulé: "Country of Origin Report: Sexual and Gender Minorities - Uganda". Ce rapport unique, "Rapport sur le Pays d'Origine : Minorités Sexuelles et de Genres - Uganda", en français, comprend une section approfondie sur la jurisprudence, et analyse les décisions clefs relatives aux demandes d'asile de personnes LGBTI originaires d'Ouganda, dans six juridictions à travers le monde.
 
Ce rapport arrive à un moment particulièrement opportun, puisque les personnes et militant-e-s LGBTI d'origine ougandaise font part d'un climat de peur et d'une hostilité croissante à leur égard, que les débats sur la réintroduction de la loi "anti-homosexualité" se poursuivent et que l'homosexualité reste une infraction pénale en vertu du droit existant. La loi "anti-homosexualité", d'abord surnommée "Kill the Gays Bill", ou "loi pour tuer les homosexuels", en français, a été invalidée par la Cour Constitutionnelle ougandaise en août 2014, pour vice de procédure. La loi prévoyait une peine d'emprisonnement à perpétuité pour les actes sexuels entre adultes consentants de même sexe et punissait les personnes militant en faveur des droits des minorités sexuelles ou fournissant une aide aux personnes LGBTI. La violence contre les personnes LGBTI en Ouganda s'est accrue et nombreux sont ceux qui ont choisi de fuir le pays.
 
Les rapports d'information sur les pays d'origine constituent un outil essentiel pour les professionnels examinant les demandes d'asile et évaluant les risques de persécution, la crédibilité des demandes ainsi que la capacité d'accueil et de protection des États. S'appuyant sur son expertise et une connaissance approfondie dans les domaines de l'asile et du refuge, l'ORAM démontre dans ce rapport qu'une approche culturelle nuancée lors du traitement des questions liées à l'orientation sexuelle et à l'identité de genre (SOGI) dans les rapports d'information sur les pays d'origine, favorisent une analyse plus judicieuse dans le cadre des demandes d'asile des personnes LGBTI.

L'ORAM collabore étroitement en qualité d'expert avec le Bureau Européen d'Appui pour l'Asile (European Asylum Support Office, EASO), l'organisme officiel de l'UE pour la formation des spécialistes du domaine de l'asile, en matière d'élaboration de lignes directrices sur les rapports relatifs à l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité et/ou l'expression de genre. L'ORAM est mondialement reconnue pour son expertise sur la question des demandeurs d'asile et des réfugiés LGBTI.
 
Le rapport de l'ORAM sur l'Ouganda, tout comme ses futurs ouvrages et publications concernant l'orientation sexuelle et l'identité de genre, fait partie d'une plateforme de plus en plus vaste dotée d'outils spécialisés et facilement accessibles à travers le monde pour les professionnels des domaines de l'asile et du refuge.
 
Téléchargez le rapport complet (en anglais) en cliquant ici: http://www.oraminternational.org/images/stories/PDFs/Countryoforigin_report.pdf?utm_source=Uganda+COI+Launch&utm_campaign=Uganda+COI+Launch&utm_medium=email  

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ORAM - Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration 
7 bis, Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel:+41 (0)78 642 36 54 | www.oraminternational.org


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