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

Nanneke Wisman is Asylos’ Network Coordinator. She previously worked as an analyst in the Middle East and the Netherlands for international institutions and NGOs, including iMMAP, Mercy Corps, and the International Criminal Court. Read more

Laura Wu

Laura Wu is Asylos’ Fundraiser. She has worked with refugee and Indigenous communities across Australia and brings her experience in fundraising, project management, monitoring and evaluation and donor management to Asylos. Read more

Maya Pritchard

Maya Pritchard is UK Project Coordinator at Asylos, leading on our strategic research reports and training for UK lawyers. She has been committed to supporting migrant young people and families in the UK since 2008 Read more

Eden Gebremeskel

Eden Gebremeskel is a summer Content Creator Intern at Asylos. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in Global Studies and Human Rights at the University of Chicago. Read more

Latest

Nigeria: Children and Young People with Disabilities

This joint Asylos and ARC Foundation publication addresses a critical gap in Country of Origin Information and contributes to a more informed debate about children and young people with disabilities in Nigeria.
2020 Annual Report Published

Read the report to get to know Asylos and learn more about our activities, achievements and finances in 2020.
Afghanistan COI Repository

This page contains extensive and current Country of Origin Information (COI) about Afghanistan, including on the security situation, livelihoods, women, children and targeted groups. It is updated on a weekly basis until further notice.
Atheist asylee: Aynoor's story

When Aynoor's French residence permit expired and it was time for her to return to Pakistan, Aynoor secretly applied for asylum in France as she feared religious persecution due to her atheist beliefs.

Afghanistan COI Repository

This page contains extensive and current Country of Origin Information (COI) about Afghanistan, including on the security situation, livelihoods, women, children and targeted groups. It is updated on a weekly basis until further notice.
Remembering Lara Casalotti

We celebrate the memory of a dear colleague, whose commitment to making the asylum system fairer and more humane has been an inspiration to us all.
volunteer

Can you spare two hours per week? Join one of our research teams and help us research information for asylum claims.
COI Research in the era of COVID-19

What are the challenges faced by COI researchers and providers as a result of COVID-19? How are the principles of COI, and how is the process of research, challenged by COVID-19? Asylos members Misha Nayak-Oliver and Kristen Meagher outline individual and collective actions to overcome COVID-related challenges.
what we do

Asylos researchers use investigative research techniques to access country of origin information and help refugees claim their right to asylum.
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.
U.S. Reopens the Door for Individuals Fleeing Extreme Domestic Violence and Gang Violence

Our Trustee Alexandra Dufresne celebrates a bit of good news on World Refugee Day and explains why high-quality country of origin information is more important than ever in the U.S. under the Biden Administration.
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.
Atheist asylee: Aynoor's story

When Aynoor's French residence permit expired and it was time for her to return to Pakistan, Aynoor secretly applied for asylum in France as she feared religious persecution due to her atheist beliefs.
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Your fundraising can help us conduct research for refugees. Make a donation to help asylum-seekers everywhere prove their story.