The Refugee Convention does not offer protection from social conservatism per se. There is no protected right to enjoy a socially liberal lifestyle.
The Convention may however be engaged where
(a) a ‘westernised’ lifestyle reflects a protected characteristic such as political opinion or religious belief; or
(b) where there is a real risk that the individual concerned would be unable to mask his westernisation, and where actors of persecution would therefore impute such protected characteristics to him.
Judges:
Upper Tribunal Judge Bruce
Citations:
[2022] UKUT 16 (IAC)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 13 April 2022; Ref: scu.671709