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Senegalese gay man
allowed to stay in Italy
10 Dec 2007-
Italy's top court for civil and criminal cases, the Supreme Court of
Cassation, has ruled that a gay illegal immigrant from Senegal can
remain in Italy for now, and ordered a judge to examine the man's claim
that he faces persecution in Senegal based on his sexual orientation.
The court denied a
request to overrule a Turin judge who had annulled the man's deportation
order, local media reported July 29.
The new ruling said "homosexuality is a
condition of the human being deserving legal protection" and "sexual
freedom must be construed as freedom to live without interference and
restrictions with reference to sexual preferences."
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