TheNation: Japan shelves deportation for Taiwanese man in same-sex relationship 23 MAR 19ģ: Japan Refuses Sanctuary To Fleeing Gay 12 APR 04ĭaily Yomiuri: Rights Activist Testifies on Iranian Gay Asylum-seeker 26 FEB 03Ĭivil Unions, Partners: Domestic, Registered On 18 February 2003, the U.S.-based Iranian human rights activist Goudarz Eghtedari told the Tokyo District Court that the plaintiff, an Iranian homosexual, would likely face capital punishment if the Justice Ministry carried out its order to deport him to Iran. The case was heard on appeal after his application was rejected by the Justice Ministry.
Therefore, the possibility is slight that he would be persecuted at home”. Presiding judge Yosuke Ichimura said, “In Iran, he has been concealing his homosexuality.
On 11 April 2004, the Tokyo District Court held that an Iranian man’s sexual orientation was not grounds enough to grant refugee status. The man was arrested in 2016 for overstaying a three-month visa from the early 1990s and was ordered to be deported. On 23 March 2019, it was reported that Japan has shelved plans to deport a gay Taiwanese man, now in his 40s, who has lived in the country for about 25 years with his Japanese partner, now in his 50s. Your linked text message or banner may appear here
