Thanks to the contribution of the "Immigration and Homosexuality" project of CIG Arcigay Milan, an Iranian boy, an Egyptian boy, and a Libyan girl have been granted refugee status by the Territorial Commission.
Thanks to the support provided by the IO – Immigration and Homosexuality group, three young people (two boys of Egyptian and Iranian origin and a girl of Libyan origin) were granted refugee status by the Territorial Commission as they were allegedly discriminated against in their country of origin for reasons related to their sexual orientation.
This achievement is the fruit of a collaboration with other organizations that has enabled the creation of a Lombardy network of volunteers who support many immigrant children in seeking and obtaining the legal status to which they are entitled.
These results encourage and motivate the group in the fight for human rights, which is the foundation of the IO project and the CIG as a whole. These results leave us hopeful that similar recognition will be achieved for other young people currently benefiting from our support.
The IO project will now continue to help these children integrate into Italian society.
Tomorrow, during the CIG Cultural Wednesdays at the headquarters in Via Bezzecca 3, starting at 7:30 pm, it will be possible to meet the Project operators and participate in the screening of the documentary “F UGANDA” by Mathilda Piehl, a documentary that describes how the homosexual condition is experienced in Uganda and, by extension, the cultural, social and political situation of one of the most backward countries in Africa.
For more information on the IO project, contact: [email protected]