CALS Asylum Case Research Guide

Search resources mentioned in previous sections as they do cover LGBT country conditions.  The organizations and resources below are more focused on LGBT issues.  Consider reading this report from European Asylum Support Office COI Research Guide on LGBTIQ for tips and sources.

There may be a local organization in your client's country of origin that can provide useful information due to their ongoing presence in the jurisdiction.  These organizations may use local terms that can provide additional keywords to use when researching.  Note that local human rights groups may or may not address LGBT issues.

• OutRight International (formerly International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission).  Provides country information including reports, press reports, etc.
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association
  This organization has recently published the Laws On Us report (2024) which provides country profiles arranged by topics such as criminalization, hate crimes, marriage, discrimination and much more. ILGA also maintains a database of laws, news, issues, and more related to sexual orientation and gender identity. See also the Trans Legal Mapping Report and the State Sponsored Homophobia Report.
• Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM) advocates for LGBTI refugees escaping discrimination or violence due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. Several reports address different country conditions.
• Human Dignity Trust works to decriminalize LGBT laws around the world.  See their world map with links to country information covering laws, reports, etc.  Use the pull down menu below the map to access the "more info" button (under each country name) to see what is available.
• Immigration Equality lists federal court decisions (through June 3, 2020) about LGBT asylum cases.  See also their Immigration Equality Asylum Manual.
• Openly provides LGBT+ global news coverage and authoritative reports powered by Thomson Reuters.
• PinkNews is a journalistic site writing on issues and events affecting the LGBT+ community.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS) Guidance for Adjudicating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Refugee and Asylum Claims Training Module (dated November 2019). The 2015 version also available.