[news] "Don't be Yourself, and You'll be Okay": Gay Man Killed After Refugee Claim Denied

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

Friends of a former Vancouver resident murdered in Mexico whose refugee claim was rejected by Canada are claiming he was killed because he was gay, and calling into question this country's attitude toward queer refugees seeking asylum...**Enrique Villegas**, 35, was found dead in his apartment in Mexico City Apr 7, just over four years after his refugee claim — which he made based on his sexual orientation — was denied by the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

  


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