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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11125

19 July 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 33
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) jha
Restrictions on tests of asylum seekers' sexual orientation

Brussels, 18/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - When an asylum-seeker claims to have suffered persecution on the grounds of his sexual orientation and to be seeking asylum on those grounds, the credibility of the claim must be assessed by the member state's authorities, but they must not use medical or pseudo-medical examinations, inquisitorial interrogations or demands of proof of sexual activity, ruled European Court of Justice Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston in joint cases C-148/13, C-149/13...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE
ECONOMY - FINANCE
INSTITUTIONAL
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS