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 |