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IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

PALACIO DE CANAL 4, LEVEL E1

Session information

Sexual minorities, refugees and migration

Tuesday 17 September (1115 - 1230)

PALACIO DE CANAL 4, LEVEL E1

Committee(s)

LGBTQI+ Law Committee (Lead)
Family Law Committee

Description

The panel will cover issues such as: how to recognise LGBTQI+ family units in the context of refugee status, migration and family reunification; the challenges involved in placement and housing of LGBTQI+ refugees and migrants; how to achieve positive integration outcomes for LGBTQI+ refugees in the resettlement country; and LGBTQI+ specific healthcare issues in the migration context, including mental health issues.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Ryan Coyle	Bilzin Sumberg, Miami, Florida, USA; Co-Chair, LGBTQI+ Law Committee

Speakers

Sofia Cardona	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mexico City, Mexico
Raluca-Iustina Ionescu	Accept Association, Bucharest, Romania
Alix Trimmer	LAIN Laboral Interseccional, Mexico City, Mexico
Alisa Whitfield	Immigration Equality, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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