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Country of Origin Information: A Tool of Resilience
For Refugee Week, our Operations Assistant Laurence Hamieh tells her personal story of how Country of Origin Information played a key role in the success of her asylum application. By Laurence Hamieh As I lit my cigarette, and sat at my favorite spot on my balcony,...
Five tips for Disability-Focused COI research
By Fatima Ali For those of us who are not disability experts, it's clear as soon as you start to look into the issues that understandings and responses to disability vary widely and are very much context dependent. In the field of international protection, the...
A Long Awaited Reunion: The Story of Anaya and Her Siblings
In this edition of our asylum stories, we share with you the journey of Anaya*, a young Ethiopian woman who fought for reunification with her four siblings. By Laurence Hamieh We reached out to caseworker Alice Giuliato from the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and...
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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...
We are scoping for Country of Origin Information gaps
Asylos invites you to improve the quality of country of origin information (COI) for vulnerable groups of asylum-seekers. We recently published our report Sudan: Children and Young People, which was made possible with the kind support of the Trust for London. This...
Asylos’ Annual Report 2024 is out
Asylos is proud to share our 2024 Annual Report, which highlights significant impact in producing high-quality Country of Origin Information research, training legal professionals, monitoring government-produced COI, and expanding our reach and influence in the asylum...