Court recognises threat to Christian converts

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[Christianity Toay UK] 1 Oct 2008--A UK immigration court of appeals has for the first time recognisd the threat to the lives of Muslim converts to Christianity by granting asylum to a Syrian evangelical Christian couple.

In an unprecedented victory, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) helped a young couple (whose identity is being withheld for security reasons) gain refugee status in the UK on Monday.

The court recognised that the couple would face real physical threats, including death, if they return to Syria, the country of origin of the husband. The appeal was granted on both asylum and human rights grounds.