As states increasingly use detention as a means of controlling migration flows, sexual minority migrants find themselves in detention facilities where they may face multiple violations of their human rights.

LGBTQI and forced migrants (Forced Migration Review 42)

FMR 42 LGBTI migrants in immigration detention

Around the world, people face abuse, arbitrary arrest, extortion, violence, severe discrimination and lack of official protection because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This latest issue of FMR includes 26 articles on the abuse of rights of forced migrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex. Authors discuss both the challenges faced and examples of good practice in securing protection for LGBTI forced migrants. See more at: http://www.fmreview.org/sogi

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LGBTQI and forced migrants (Forced Migration Review 42)