Bisexual woman who says she is at risk of imprisonment in her home country wins High Court appeal

Before leaving her home country she received an 'invitation' letter from the police to go to a station regarding 'indecent sexual display on [a] female'
Bisexual woman who says she is at risk of imprisonment in her home country wins High Court appeal

An International Protection Appeals Tribunal had refused to recognise her as a refugee and/or as entitled to subsidiary protection. File photo

A bisexual woman who claims she is at risk of imprisonment due to her sexual orientation if sent back to Nigeria has won a High Court challenge to a refusal to recognise her as a refugee and/or as entitled to subsidiary protection.

The woman, who has children who are also applying for international protection, before leaving her home country received an "invitation" letter from the police to go to a station regarding "indecent sexual display on [a] female (bisexual)”.

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