{"id":5266,"date":"2026-02-25T18:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=5266"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:20:52","slug":"persecution-on-grounds-of-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-or-gender-expression-is-grounds-for-refuge","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/persecution-on-grounds-of-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-or-gender-expression-is-grounds-for-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Is persecution on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression grounds for refuge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is a recognised ground for requesting refuge, as it falls within the framework of belonging to a particular social group, in accordance with the 1951 Convention, the 1984 Cartagena Declaration, UNHCR standards and Colombian constitutional jurisprudence. Colombia recognises that discrimination, violence and criminalisation against LGBTIQ+ persons can constitute serious persecution leading to forced international displacement. However, each case must be analysed individually.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[161],"categoria-derecho":[158],"class_list":["post-5266","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-refugio-y-proteccion","categoria-derecho-migracionlgbt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/5266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=5266"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=5266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}