Cases & Advocacy
by Dan Mahoney | Mar 15, 2005 | LGBT Asylum, lesbian immigration, lesbians Mongolia, lesbians Asia, lesbian asylum
In Mongolia, Shinegerel was arrested and detained by the Mongolian police because she is a lesbian. In custody, Shinegerel suffered severe physical abuse while being interrogated about her sexual orientation. She was also threatened with psychiatric hospitalization and imprisonment. NCLR represented Shinegerel at her asylum office interview. She was granted asylum by the San Francisco Asylum Office on March 15, 2005.
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