can iraqi gays get asylum in netherland or sweden ?
343281
They could get asylum in sweden as there are many refugees here who come from Irak, Lebanon,Afghanistan etc; just like everything it envolves a process.The fact of a person being gay doesn´t affect under any circumstances the decisition taken by the Emigration department.
586244
I would recommend asylum in Europe. The United States, despite the statue in New York Harbor, is not the most welcoming place for immigrants now a days.\nEven if you have a legitimate asylum claim, you can spend weeks or even months in a detention facility while your claim is being processed by the INS.\n\nI hate to tell people not to come to the United States, but that is the reality facing asylum seekers today.
505614
Probably not for at least ten years. They need to sort out their human rights issues, treatment of Kurds etc. Also military would have to be totally seperated from the state. It would give the EU some pretty dodgy borders e.g. Iraq. yes but not until it sorts itself out
596603
I can't see why not.\nYou need to have a\npass port, and a \nworking visa.\nSome research on jobs. \nBig bonus if you speak Dutch.\nCheck out a web sites on the \ncountry and see if it is what \nyour looking for. \nGood luck...
558343
Ibiza for sure .... even the big straight clubs have a large number of gay people attending .. it's hedonistic, very open and is actually a beautiful island with lovely beaches if you travel around it.\n\nOf course, Amsterdam is very gay friendly ...\n\nAnd Cape Town in South Africa - very gay friendly and hot surfer dudes.
365966
Yes.At international level UNHCR. Others ORGANISATIONS are Regional level. So many  NGOs are also working for the refugfes.
689358
the most powerful gay man in the world is probably in the closet. Of all the ones that aren't, I'm going to say EU commissioner Peter Mandelson. I think he came out.
1178128
You might be wasting your time trying to run to the US for safety. There are right-wing bigots running around trying to convince the population that gays are somehow evil and dangerous to society. These folks may not (legally) chase you around or beat you here, but there doesn't seem to be anyone stopping the widespread discrimination against people who are "out."\n\nA better bet would be Canada. Canada's laws are more inclusive than America's and immigration officials would be much more sympathetic to your cause. \n\nGood luck!
1077144
Yes he can, but, the immigration and refugee board is very strict, so, he would have to prove in some way that this is happening to him, any type of documentary evidence would be helpful...the immigration and refugee board uses country codes to see the status of the countries in the world, so, that's another source that is used to help people become refugees
1022371
*sigh*  Holland is a region of the Netherlands, Sweden has nothing to do with either of them.
160017
No. The Costitution doesn't protect people (probably) who aren't US citizens. Since Iraqis don't have US citizenship, we can do anything we want to them without violating the Constitution.\n\nHowever, imposing our type of government on them might be unethical or just plain stupid.
871914
If you mean openly homosexual I would say The U.S. followed by Great Britain, and the Holland. But Germany ans Spain may be in the running as well. Strangely enough I have noticed some homophobic elements in French society and gays there seem to stay in the closet.
354728
Hi, originally they went to Sweden, but later in greater numbers to Canada, or (much less often) Mexico.\n\nAlso, in response to an earlier post, Sir Elton John is British so he would never have been drafted by the U.S. into the Vietnam War. :)
538207
It doesn't.  President Bush just claims it does, to get a reason to get suspicious about Iraqis and Arabs.  Any wrong word, even though it's a free country, the president will get suspicious.  And, there's no way of knowing if the system will be abused, the president has already lied to us enough.
1036909
Yes.  \n\nThe debate over the reasons for being there and was it right or wrong really mean nothing now - it is done.\n\nNow the focus should be on providing the time and opportunity for the Iraqis to form and protect some form of stable government that is satisfactory to all the factions in the country.\n\nCan this happen?   Probably not.  I personally see little hope for a country where the religious leaders control the minds of the people as they do, have their own militias, and can murder the leader of a rival sect and get away with it.
896434
leave iraqi people live in their own country
370887
I do not know, but I will ask my friend who is in Saudi later on and I will ask him for you.  Do you want me to give him your e-mail?  No, he is not gay!!  I'm sure in Saudi you will probably get beheaded since they do not accept that way of life.