Event Type : Podcast

Within this podcast, the Tasmania Refugee Legal Service discusses claims for asylum based on sexual orientation under the Refugee Convention.

PODCAST LINK HERE. 

Throughout the world, individuals experience serious human rights abuse and other forms of persecution due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation, particularly when these do not conform to dominant social and cultural norms, people fleeing persecution for reasons of their sexual orientation or gender can satisfy the definition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

The way individuals are persecuted on these grounds varies and may include (without limitation): laws criminalising same-sex relationships, consensual sexual conduct, transgender and gender diverse people; sexual and gender-based violence; and the denial of rights to assembly, freedom of expression and/or political opinion.

Whilst state persecution is prevalent, it is important to note also that persecution often occurs within the private sphere by non-state actors, including family members, neighbours and the community.

Persecution may also include systematic discrimination in employment, health, housing, access to services and education.

A number of countries criminalize same-sex relationships, this reflects a culture of intolerance which reflects systematic discrimination and abuse towards individuals in such countries.

Currently, TRLS is representing a number of onshore protection visa cases within this cohort under the refugee convention, and this podcast will discuss the legal framework that the service uses to advocate for these cases, and the grounds for asylum, under the refugee convention.

NOTE: the TRLS recorded another podcast for Law Week 2025 where it discusses the international Refugee Convention generally, and how this international doctrine is enshrined in domestic law under the Migration Act, and how a case for refugee status in Australia progresses through the legal process. Please return to the events page to locate that link.

Within this podcast, the Tasmania Refugee Legal Service discusses claims for asylum based on sexual orientation under the Refugee Convention.

PODCAST LINK HERE. 

Throughout the world, individuals experience serious human rights abuse and other forms of persecution due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation, particularly when these do not conform to dominant social and cultural norms, people fleeing persecution for reasons of their sexual orientation or gender can satisfy the definition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

The way individuals are persecuted on these grounds varies and may include (without limitation): laws criminalising same-sex relationships, consensual sexual conduct, transgender and gender diverse people; sexual and gender-based violence; and the denial of rights to assembly, freedom of expression and/or political opinion.

Whilst state persecution is prevalent, it is important to note also that persecution often occurs within the private sphere by non-state actors, including family members, neighbours and the community.

Persecution may also include systematic discrimination in employment, health, housing, access to services and education.

A number of countries criminalize same-sex relationships, this reflects a culture of intolerance which reflects systematic discrimination and abuse towards individuals in such countries.

Currently, TRLS is representing a number of onshore protection visa cases within this cohort under the refugee convention, and this podcast will discuss the legal framework that the service uses to advocate for these cases, and the grounds for asylum, under the refugee convention.

NOTE: the TRLS recorded another podcast for Law Week 2025 where it discusses the international Refugee Convention generally, and how this international doctrine is enshrined in domestic law under the Migration Act, and how a case for refugee status in Australia progresses through the legal process. Please return to the events page to locate that link.

Within this podcast, the Tasmania Refugee Legal Service discusses claims for asylum based on sexual orientation under the Refugee Convention.

PODCAST LINK HERE. 

Throughout the world, individuals experience serious human rights abuse and other forms of persecution due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation, particularly when these do not conform to dominant social and cultural norms, people fleeing persecution for reasons of their sexual orientation or gender can satisfy the definition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

The way individuals are persecuted on these grounds varies and may include (without limitation): laws criminalising same-sex relationships, consensual sexual conduct, transgender and gender diverse people; sexual and gender-based violence; and the denial of rights to assembly, freedom of expression and/or political opinion.

Whilst state persecution is prevalent, it is important to note also that persecution often occurs within the private sphere by non-state actors, including family members, neighbours and the community.

Persecution may also include systematic discrimination in employment, health, housing, access to services and education.

A number of countries criminalize same-sex relationships, this reflects a culture of intolerance which reflects systematic discrimination and abuse towards individuals in such countries.

Currently, TRLS is representing a number of onshore protection visa cases within this cohort under the refugee convention, and this podcast will discuss the legal framework that the service uses to advocate for these cases, and the grounds for asylum, under the refugee convention.

NOTE: the TRLS recorded another podcast for Law Week 2025 where it discusses the international Refugee Convention generally, and how this international doctrine is enshrined in domestic law under the Migration Act, and how a case for refugee status in Australia progresses through the legal process. Please return to the events page to locate that link.

Within this podcast, the Tasmania Refugee Legal Service discusses claims for asylum based on sexual orientation under the Refugee Convention.

PODCAST LINK HERE. 

Throughout the world, individuals experience serious human rights abuse and other forms of persecution due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation, particularly when these do not conform to dominant social and cultural norms, people fleeing persecution for reasons of their sexual orientation or gender can satisfy the definition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

The way individuals are persecuted on these grounds varies and may include (without limitation): laws criminalising same-sex relationships, consensual sexual conduct, transgender and gender diverse people; sexual and gender-based violence; and the denial of rights to assembly, freedom of expression and/or political opinion.

Whilst state persecution is prevalent, it is important to note also that persecution often occurs within the private sphere by non-state actors, including family members, neighbours and the community.

Persecution may also include systematic discrimination in employment, health, housing, access to services and education.

A number of countries criminalize same-sex relationships, this reflects a culture of intolerance which reflects systematic discrimination and abuse towards individuals in such countries.

Currently, TRLS is representing a number of onshore protection visa cases within this cohort under the refugee convention, and this podcast will discuss the legal framework that the service uses to advocate for these cases, and the grounds for asylum, under the refugee convention.

NOTE: the TRLS recorded another podcast for Law Week 2025 where it discusses the international Refugee Convention generally, and how this international doctrine is enshrined in domestic law under the Migration Act, and how a case for refugee status in Australia progresses through the legal process. Please return to the events page to locate that link.