Switzerland fined for denying asylum for gay Iranian
Switzerland fined for denying asylum for gay Iranian
www.swissinfo.ch Switzerland fined for denying asylum for gay Iranian
Switzerland violated the prohibition on inhuman treatment by considering that a gay Iranian could be returned to his country.
Summary
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland violated the prohibition on inhuman treatment by denying asylum to a gay Iranian man.
The court found that the man’s return to Iran would expose him to inhumane treatment from his family, third parties, and the Iranian state.
Switzerland was ordered to pay the man €7,000 in compensation for his costs.
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€7,000 wasn't enough.