Recognising Lived Experience as Expertise: A Workshop on Inclusion in Research on Movement and Exploitation

This event will explore strategies to validate and amplify the credibility of experts with lived experience in co-produced research and Country of Origin Information (COI) research. A combination of expert panels and breakout sessions, with a Call to Action to enhance the inclusion and recognition of individuals with lived experience’s contributions in these fields.

Register for our Country of Origin Information (COI) Training webinars – 2025

We have once again partnered with Refugee Action & their Front Line Immigration Advice Project, and will be delivering free COI research training webinars throughout 2025. For legal representatives, OISC caseworkers, and COI researchers in the UK and beyond.

Announcing Asylos’ Annual Report 2023

Asylos is proud to share our 2023 Annual Report, which highlights our commitment to ensuring asylum decisions are grounded in accurate, evidence-based research. 2023 was a significant period of growth, resilience, and impactful advocacy. Key achievements in 2023...

Webinar on Foundation for Access to Rights Litigation and Asylos Country of Origin Information Report on ‘Palestine, Gaza: UNRWA, Operation and Assistance’

Join us online with the Foundation for Access to Rights to discuss its involvement in recent case law concerning the legal status of stateless people of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA and seeking protection in the EU and with Asylos on its latest Country of...

Georgia: sexual orientation, gender identity and expression – NEW commentary published

In November 2023, the UK government announced that draft regulations were being laid to add Georgia to the list of ‘Safe States’ from where protection and human rights claims will be declared automatically inadmissible. In December 2023, the Country Policy and...

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New Albania research report published

In July 2023, the Government of the United Kingdom passed the Illegal Migration Bill into law. Under the Act, the majority of asylum claims of new arrivals to the UK are deemed ‘inadmissible’, and the legislation foresees a duty on the Home Secretary to remove...

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Three new research reports launched

Three new research reports launched

We are pleased to share three new reports covering: the situation of homosexual people in Togo; schizophrenia and autism in Bangladesh, and a report in French, addressing the situation of Banyamulenge people in the DRC. These reports were produced in response to ...

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Read our 2022 Annual Report

We have just released our Annual Report and financial accounts for the year of 2022, detailing the activities we conducted to support asylum decisions that are based on fair process and accurate information. 2022 was a particularly meaningful year for Asylos. Through...

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New initiative to increase access to our research

Asylos is launching a new initiative aimed at making a selection of our bespoke research available publicly. By making a selection of our reports - which cover issues in over 100 countries - widely accessible, we hope that they can contribute to fair and...

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Principles for Statelessness Research Published

Through consultations with legal representatives and charities in the UK, Asylos has become aware of the absence of relevant Country of Origin Information (COI) about stateless persons and simultaneously, the low awareness of statelessness issues in the immigration...

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Register for our research training webinars

***Registration for these webinars is now closed.*** We are pleased to announce that we have now opened registration for a series of free training webinars throughout Spring 2023, aimed at legal representatives and those providing Country-of-origin information (COI)...

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