Staff

Sophie Kloos

Sophie Kloos is the Director of Asylos. Prior to that, she worked with the Programme Management Unit of the UNDP Joint Migration and Development Initiative. Read more

Olivia Baskerville

Olivia Baskerville is Asylos’ Network Coordinator and was previously a member of the MENA research team. Read more

Maya Pritchard

Maya Pritchard is UK project co-coordinator at Asylos and coordinator of the Research Standards Support Team. She has been supporting young migrants and families in the UK for 10 years. Read more

Lara Casalotti

Lara Casalotti is UK project co-coordinator at Asylos and coordinator of the Afghanistan/Pakistan team. She studied an MSc in Global Migration at UCL in London. Read more

Latest

Why Meticulous Country Conditions Research Is Essential to Winning Asylum in the U.S.

In the U.S., claims for asylum and other forms of human rights protection are often won or lost on the facts, not the law. Our Trustee Alexandra Dufresne explains how for many asylum seekers in the U.S., Asylos’s country conditions research can make the difference.

Asylos delivers COI research webinar for UK immigration advisors

35 participants have joined our first full-day online training, which was delivered in partnership with ARC Foundation and Refugee Action.

In love in Afghanistan: One woman's fight for her future

L is a young Afghan woman, forced to flee the country as a result of following her heart instead of her family’s will. Like many trailblazing women in Afghanistan, she faces stigma and violence for taking her own path.

Asylos joins major COI methodology conference

Asylos was very pleased to join ACCORD's conference held this week in Vienna to celebrate their 10th birthday alongside the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The three-day event also marked the publishing of EASO's updated COI methodology this year.

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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.

Togolese and Intersex: A child facing the unpredictability of the system

The journey of a young Togolese child who overcame a series of administrative challenges and received safety and asylum in Belgium.

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Asylos joins major COI methodology conference

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We believe in fair process. Those who flee persecution deserve to be heard and believed. We provide the research that ensures asylum decisions are based on proof—not prejudice.