Africa Team

This page displays the volunteer coordinators and researchers of the Africa team.

Maria Rosaria Torrisi

Maria Rosaria Torrisi is an Africa team researcher. She has a background in International Crimes and Criminology. Read more

Teris Wetter is an Africa team researcher, she currently works as Program Manager for Circles of Care, reuniting high needs youth with their community. She is passionate about working towards reconciliation in Canada through harm-reduction and community care. Read more

Pauline Vidal

Pauline Vidal is an Africa team researcher. She is the Research Facilitator of the Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) in East Africa, an initiative of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. At RLRH, she provides training and mentorship to refugee researchers, and supports the implementation of a study on Refugee-Led Organisations in East Africa (RLOs). Read more

Michelle Adormaa Owusu

Michelle Adormaa Owusu's is an Africa team researcher, her work experience includes teaching English in Iraqi Kurdistan, Georgia and Somaliland and working in international law and Canadian immigration law. Read more

Anna Laura Magyarlaki

Anna Laura Magyarlaki (she/they) is a researcher on Asylos’ Africa team. Read more

Agathe Menetrier

Agathe Menetrier is one of our Africa Team Coordinators. She wrote a PhD thesis on UNHCR resettlement for LGBT West Africans. Her fieldwork brought her to Dakar, Nouakchott and Banjul. Read more

Lisa Incledon

Lisa Incledon is one of Asylos' Africa Team Coordinators. She is a caseworker at a charity in London which supports immigration detainees with health needs. Read more

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This research report was produced in response to information needs of people seeking asylum. It covers the topic of Banyamulenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This report is written in French.

about us

Asylos researchers use investigative research techniques to access country of origin information and help refugees claim their right to asylum.
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Can you spare two hours per week? Join one of our research teams and help us research information for asylum claims.
Ukraine COI Repository

This page contains current Country of Origin Information (COI) about stateless, at risk of statelessness, and/or undocumented people in Ukraine. The repository covers persecution, medical care, documentation, freedom of movement, military service, livelihood, IDPs, women, children and targeted groups.
Iran COI Repository

This page contains current Country of Origin Information (COI) about the situation of asylum seekers from Afghanistan in Iran, including on the security situation, documentation (visas/passports), medical care, livelihood, women, children and targeted groups.
meet the team

Asylos's 100 volunteers are organised into regional teams and supported by dedicated staff and consultants, a board of trustees and the advisory committee.
Türkiye COI Repository

This page contains current Country of Origin Information (COI) about the situation of asylum seekers from Afghanistan in Türkiye, including on the security situation, documentation (visas/passports), medical care, livelihood, women, children and targeted groups.
Pakistan COI Repository

This page contains current Country of Origin Information (COI) about the situation of asylum seekers from Afghanistan in Pakistan, including on the security situation, documentation (visas/passports), medical care, livelihood, women, children and targeted groups.
We're recruiting an Operations Assistant

Asylos is looking for an ambitious Operations Assistant based In the Netherlands or the UK with attention to detail and a passion for human rights and asylum. The application deadline is 12 June 2022.
albania: trafficked boys and young men

This report addresses a major gap in the COI literature and contributes to a more transparent and informed debate about young male victims of trafficking from Albania.
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Three new research reports launched

We are pleased to share three new case-specific reports covering: the situation of homosexual people in Togo; schizophrenia and autism in Bangladesh, and the situation of Banyamulenge people in the DRC. Click to read more about the new research reports. Read more

Thematic COI Sources Toolkit

The toolkit contains a wealth of relevant COI sources, organised by topic and is a helpful starting point when choosing the sources you wish to consult. Read more