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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum

Homosexuals, Commission wants end to Prague practices

Brussels, 18/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - “Phallometric” tests practised by the Czech authorities on asylum seekers to see whether they are homosexual and subsequently likely to suffer from violence in their countries of origin, do not comply with European laws on asylum and fundamental rights. The European Commissioner for home affairs, Cecilia Malmström, confirmed this view on Tuesday 17 May. On 16 May, the Commissioner also sent a letter to the Czech Republic informing the latter that...

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