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Mar 16, 2007 Quickie Link: More Thumbs Down on Asylum
By vanrozenheim

(USA) - The past several weeks have seen more rulings from federal appeals courts nationwide rejecting asylum appeals by gay or HIV-positive applicants, the common theme being that as the climate for gays and those suffering from HIV infection appears to improve around the world, judges are less inclined to find they are entitled to seek a safe haven in the U.S. What counts as "persecution" in the asylum system may in fact be truly extreme risk of harm or even death.



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