title: Swazi man's refugee claim rejected: PHAs not a "particular social group".
abstract: On 14 July 2009, the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) rejected the claim for refugee protection of B.L.H., an HIV-positive man from Swaziland. B.L.H. made a Convention refugee claim on the basis of his membership in a particular social group, claiming a fear of persecution based on his HIV-positive status. B.L.H. also claimed that he was in need of protection in accordance with Section 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. schu@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Sandra Ka Hon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013541:Eswatini; D005239:Fear; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*