EU Court Bars Tests to ‘Prove’ Sexuality of Gay Asylum Seekers
The European Union’s top court has ruled that psychological tests to determine a person’s sexuality should not be used for asylum claims. Controversial, so-called ‘gay tests’ have been used on people fleeing countries where it is illegal to be homosexual to assess asylum claims. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling is binding in all 28 EU states. The case which prompted the ruling was brought by a Nigerian man who submitted an asylum application in Hungary in April 2015. Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria, and punishable by death in certain areas of the country. His request was refused after […]