Osaka court grants refugee status to African man persecuted over homosexuality - The Mainichi ( mainichi.jp )
The Osaka District Court on July 4 recognized an African man in his 30s who fled to Japan from his own country fearing persecution for his homosexuality as a refugee, overturning a government decision not to grant him asylum....
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