HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, [2010] UKSC 31

The case concerned two homosexual men who sought asylum in the UK on the basis that they would face persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation if returned to their home countries. In their countries of origin (Iran and Cameroon), engaging in homosexual acts is punishable by death. The question for the court was whether the men could be expected to conceal their sexual orientation in order to avoid the risk of persecution. The Supreme Court held that no one should be expected to conceal their sexual orientation in order to avoid persecution.