Gay community in agordat, eritrea

Even those with only tenuous links to the gay and lesbian community within Eritrea are at risk of suspicion of same-sex conduct and consequently arrest and imprisonment. [11] The Government of Eritrea has rejected an appeal by the United Nations Human Rights Council 's Universal Periodic Review process to legalize same-sex sexual activity.

YF Eritrea v Secretary of State for the Home Department () The claimant was a gay man attempting to obtain asylum in the United Kingdom due to the persecution he has faced and would face in the future because of his sexual preference.