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Remembering Lara Casalotti
By Sophie Kloos, Olivia Baskerville, Maya Pritchard and Serena Sorrenti Lara Casalotti joined Asylos in autumn 2015 as a volunteer coordinator of the Afghanistan research team. Since then her unyielding commitment to the principle that all asylum-seekers should be...
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Why Meticulous Country Conditions Research Is Essential to Winning Asylum in the U.S.
by Alexandra Dufresne Alexandra Dufresne is a Trustee of Asylos. She is 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...
In love in Afghanistan: One woman’s fight for her future
The sixth in a series of posts that portray the complex journeys of individual asylum seekers who come to Asylos. by Julia Z. Pohl and Olivia Baskerville Arranged marriage is a relatively common occurrence in conservative parts of Afghanistan. They are an opportunity...
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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...
Asylos Welcomes two new Co-Directors, Extends Thanks to Outgoing Director
Asylos is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jo Pettitt and Carolina Albuerne as Co-Directors, ushering in a new era of leadership for the organisation effective January 2024. This dual appointment signifies a strategic move towards dynamic and experienced...
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 ...