Partners for Law in Development - PLD / Bi-Monthly Legal News / International Updates / Beyond Asia / New SOGIE guidelines announced by Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Categories Developing Consent Culture Decriminalizing Sexuality Workplace Sexual Harassment Violence Against Women Targeting Women as Witches New SOGIE guidelines announced by Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has published guidelines on screening asylum seekers who have fled their countries for reasons involving sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The guidelines also emphasise the need to respect the specific cultural variability among sexual and gender minorities seeking asylum, that may make furnishing proof of sexual orientation and gender identity difficult. Source: http://bit.ly/2pdsHKx