(The complainant is a citizen of Iran, born on 23 August 1950, whose application for refugee status was rejected in the Netherlands)
7.3 Concerning the alleged difficulties faced by the complainant because of his sexual orientation, the Committee notes a number of contradictions and inconsistencies in his account of past abuses at the hand of the Iranian authorities, as well as the fact that part of his account has not been adequately substantiated or lacks credibility.
7.4 The Committee also notes from different and reliable sources that there currently is no active policy of prosecution of charges of homosexuality in Iran.
link to full text of the Communication:
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/0/ba266acb9cde7a67c1256d32004b2083
