By Sophie Kloos A few days ago, NGOs and media outlets uncovered that at least ten authoritarian governments around the world have been using surveillance technology to target human rights activists, political opponents and journalists. The hacking software that was...

By Alexandra Dufresne Alexandra Dufresne, a U.S.-trained lawyer for children and refugees, is Chair of the Board of Trustees of Asylos. She directs the International NGO Law and Policy Project at ZHAW in Switzerland, where she teaches U.S. and international law.   ...

by Colin Yeo Colin Yeo is a Trustee of Asylos and a practicing barrister at Garden Court Chambers in London, specialising in immigration and asylum law. He is also founder and editor of the Free Movement immigration law website and is regularly quoted by the media on...

By Alexandra Dufresne Alexandra Dufresne, a U.S.-trained lawyer for refugees and children, is the Director of the International NGO Law and Policy Project at the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW). She taught Refugee and Immigration Law and Policy...

by Dick Oosting Dick Oosting is the Chair of the Board of Asylos. An international lawyer by education, Dick worked a lifetime in human rights, with leading positions in Amnesty International and other organisations, and has been engaged in key EU and domestic issues...

by Nick Witney Nick Witney is one of Asylos' founding Trustees. He served on the Board from 2014 until 2018 and is now a member of the Asylos Advisory Committee. He is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). There is a pleasing...

What are the challenges faced by COI researchers and providers as a result of COVID-19? How are the principles of COI, and how is the process of research, challenged by COVID-19? Asylos members Misha Nayak-Oliver and Kristen Meagher outline individual and collective...

By Alexandra Dufresne Alexandra Dufresne is a Trustee of Asylos. She is an American lawyer specialising in refugee and child law and policy. She taught seminars in refugee law and policy at Yale from 2006-2015 and now teaches law at several Swiss institutions of...

The 7th in a series of posts that portray the complex journeys of individual asylum seekers who come to Asylos, this edition of our asylum stories brings you the journey of Qudrah*, whose asylum claim rested on the treatment her family experienced in Pakistan and...

Asylos’ Director Sophie explains how the current global health crisis amplifies refugee hardship and how the 120 members of Asylos have built a community of support from their living rooms.   As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, we have all seen our lives...