HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE ASYLUM APPLICANTS

Contents XXI Sexual orientation: case law of the Independent Appeals Committees (IAC) in Greece, Apergis Spiros ....................................................................................................... 155 Abstract ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 155 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 155 2. Basic legal definitions on LGBTI applicants .................................................................................................. 156 3. Asylum protection of LGBTI applicants under the ground of “membership to a particular social group” ................................................................................................... 157 4. Case law of the ECJ and Greek CoS .......................................................................................................................... 159 5. Credibility issues in the asylum process ............................................................................................................ 161 6. Internal Protection Alternative ..................................................................................................................................... 165 6.1. Case law of the Court of Appeal on the IAC decisions .................................................................... 166 7. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 167 References ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 167 Index ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 171