Bologna Court, Decree of 22 March 2024

Indeed, regarding the “grounds of persecution,” victims of trafficking may fall within the “particular social group” referred to in letter (d) of Article 8 of Legislative Decree No. 251/07 […] This is therefore a form of gender-based persecution, since “the forced or deceptive recruitment of women and minors for the purposes of forced prostitution or sexual exploitation constitutes a form of gender-based violence, which may amount to persecution.

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