The Impact of ‘Safe Country’ Concepts on Women Seeking Asylum in the UK

As governments in the UK and across Europe increasingly seek to apply ‘safe country’ concepts as a way of managing borders, Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network and Asylos have worked in close collaboration to explore the impact of ‘safe country’ legislation on women...

Sudan: The Situation in El Fasher – Spotlight Report Series

This report, part of Asylos' Spotlight Report Series, examines the situation in El Fasher, Sudan, following its capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October 2025. After an 18-month siege, the RSF seized the city on October 26th, 2025, marking their control of...

Afghanistan: Treatment of men showing signs of non-conformity to Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV) regulations

Asylos has published another open access research report covering the situation of men in Afghanistan showing signs of non-conformity to Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV) regulations. Since the Taliban's return to power, the Law on the...

China: Loan Shark Activities, Police Protection and Corruption, and support, including mental health, to female returnee victims of trafficking

Asylos has published another open access research report covering the situation in China, regarding loan shark activities, police protection and corruption, and support, including mental health, to female returnee victims of trafficking. This research can be used as a...

Afghanistan: The situation of individuals who worked for the former government, international forces, or the judiciary under the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004 – 2021)

On this page, you can download: Asylos’ commentary covering the UK Home Office’s Country Policy and Information Note: “Fear of the Taliban”, covering V4.0 & V5.0, published in August 2024 and August 2025 respectively. This commentary was developed with valuable...

Projects

In addition to our ongoing, case-based research, we undertake a range of projects to improve access to information for asylum claims, manage knowledge in our own organisation, and explore how technology can help improve decision-making on asylum claims.

Take a look at some of our ongoing and previous projects below. If you have a project idea that you want to share with us, contact us on info@asylos.org.

Rwanda: Mental Health Provision and Trafficking

Rwanda: Mental Health Provision and Trafficking

On this page you can download our latest Rwanda COI publications: Rwanda: Mental Health Provision, June 2024 Rwanda: Trafficking, June 2024 Our reports combine timely, publicly available information on Rwanda.  Background The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration)...

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Children and Young People COI Research

Children and Young People COI Research

Project duration: July 2023 - June 2024 Following our joint project with ARC Foundation in 2021, where we became aware of the absence of relevant Country of Origin Information (COI) about children and young people, and simultaneously, the low awareness of...

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Sudan: Children and Young People

Sudan: Children and Young People

On this page you can download our report Sudan: Children and Young People, produced by Asylos and kindly funded by the Trust for London. Our report combines timely, publicly available information with new insights from interviews and correspondence with six experts on...

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Sierra Leone: Autism

Sierra Leone: Autism

On this page you can download our report Sierra Leone: Autism, produced by Asylos' volunteer network. This research report was produced in response to information needs of people seeking asylum. This report is part of an initiative to make a selection of our research...

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Albania: Trafficking

Albania: Trafficking

On this page you can download the report and the summary report: Albania: Trafficking.  Our report combines relevant and publicly available material with new information generated through interviews or written correspondence with 12 individuals with authoritative...

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Thematic COI Sources Toolkit

Thematic COI Sources Toolkit

On this page you can access our free comprehensive Thematic Sources toolkit for Country of Origin Information (COI) researchers. This invaluable resource, a legacy bestowed upon us by ARC Foundation, stands as a testament to their generosity and commitment to...

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Togo: Homosexual people

Togo: Homosexual people

On this page you can download our report Togo: The situation of homosexual people, produced by Asylos' volunteer network. This research report was produced in response to information needs of people seeking asylum. This report is part of a new initiative in which we...

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Statelessness-Focused COI Research

Statelessness-Focused COI Research

Project duration: May 2022 - October 2023 In the first quarter of 2022, we conducted in-depth consultations with a range of stakeholders from those with lived experience of statelessness, to academics, lawyers and NGOs with expertise on statelessness. These...

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