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==Project's background== | ==Project's background== | ||
Future Worlds Center as the national representative for Cyprus in the project is organizing a national seminar/training on LGBTI asylum seekers in Cyprus in collaboration with UNHCR Cyprus. This two-day seminar which took place on 16-17 November at the Classic Hotel in Nicosia aimed at presenting the report entitled [Fleeing Homophobia | Future Worlds Center as the national representative for Cyprus in the project is organizing a national seminar/training on LGBTI asylum seekers in Cyprus in collaboration with UNHCR Cyprus. This two-day seminar which took place on 16-17 November at the Classic Hotel in Nicosia aimed at presenting the report entitled [http://www.rechten.vu.nl/nl/Images/Fleeing%20Homophobia%20report%20EN_tcm22-232205.pdf Fleeing Homophobia, seeking safety in Europe] by Sabine Jansen and Thomas Spijkerboer, in which the record of European states is assessed, as well as raising awareness among government officials and other relevant practitioners on issues such as the national and international legal framework for the protection of LGBTI persons’ rights and how to asses their asylum claims. | ||
==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
