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Following the directives of UNHCR concerning the definition of a 'social group' as a cohesive and vulnerable group whose members share essential characteristics of identity, Brazil's National Committee for Refugees (CONARE) has determined that sexual minorities should be considered as a social group for the purposes of applying the 1951 Refugee Convention and Brazil's Refugee Law. In analysing the question of the well-founded fear of persecution as grounds for claiming asylum, CONARE includes consideration of the criminalisation of sexual relations between same-sex adults when assessing the potential risk to life or freedom of the refugee applicant in their country of origin. 78 countries out of 193 still have legislation criminalising same-sex consensual acts between adults. Adapted from the source document.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers and refugees face a myriad of threats, risks and vulnerabilities throughout all stages of the displacement cycle. There needs to be greater awareness not only of the specific protection concerns relating to LGBTI individuals but also of related jurisprudence and guidance available for UN staff, partners, state authorities and decision-makers. Adapted from the source document.