Freddie, you are much mistaken if you think Governments follow UN directives !
Here's a link to the actual document: "Situation of gays and lesbians and their partners in respect of asylum and immigration in the member states of the Council of Europe". Read section 2: "The Assembly is concerned by the fact that immigration policies in most Council of Europe member states discriminate against lesbians and gays. In particular, the majority of them do not recognise persecution for sexual orientation as a valid ground for granting asylum, nor do they provide any form of residence rights to the foreign partner in a bi-national same-sex partnership."
Recommendation 1470 (2000)
http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/Ad...0/EREC1470.htm