Four tips for secure human rights research

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...

U.S. Reopens the Door for Individuals Fleeing Extreme Domestic Violence and Gang Violence

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. ...

What they don’t teach you in school about refugee 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...

A World in which Facts Matter

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...

Asylos at 10: Opening Remarks at the Anniversary Conference

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...

Our contribution to International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

By Lissalina Marwig Persecution on the basis of race is one of the primary criteria for the definition of a refugee under the 1951 Refugee Convention. It was included in response to the racial atrocities of the Second World War, particularly Axis power war crimes...

How do you harness the power of a network?

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

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