This lesson will discuss asylum and refugee status for LGBT individuals. The lesson will examine the reasons and factors that cause members of the LGBT community to leave Iran and seek asylum in other countries, highlighting the challenges facing refugees and asylum seekers. Participants will learn about the asylum process and the mechanisms of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The lesson will also review what asylum seekers need to know, as well as how others can offer assistance.
Following a brief introduction, this lesson will discuss the measures and steps that have been taken...