Japan court orders government to admit gay man as refugee over persecution

A Japanese court ordered Thursday that the government grant refugee status to a gay man from a North African country, ruling against immigration authorities as he could be prosecuted in his home nation.The man in his 30s came to Japan in December 2019, leaving his Islamic home country where having a relationship with a same-sex partner is banned by law, with violators facing arrest and prosecution.There is "a realistic fear he could be harmed by his family if he returned to his home country, and he cannot receive protection at his country of origin," Presiding Judge Atsushi Tokuchi said in …READ FULL ARTICLE