Trustees

Alexandra Dufresne

Alexandra Dufresne is the Chair of the Board of Asylos. She is a lawyer specialising in refugee, immigration, and child law and policy. Read more

Katharina Natter

Katharina Natter is Vice Chair of the Board of Asylos. She is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University. Read more

Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold is a Board member of Asylos. He has has a range of roles progressing human rights and is currently Head of Refugee Support for the British Red Cross. Read more

Anna Laura Magyarlaki

Anna Laura Magyarlaki is a Board member of Asylos. She has worked for several NGOs across Sub-Saharan Africa and currently focuses on criminal justice. Read more

Dick Oosting

Dick Oosting is a Board member of Asylos. He is an international lawyer by education, has extensive managerial experience and currently serves on the boards of several human rights NGOs. Read more

Diamantoula Vlantoni

Diamantoula Vlantoni is a Board member of Asylos. Outside of this role, she organises and delivers training sessions for asylum case workers in Greece and other European Member States. Read more

Mira Wolf-Bauwens

Mira Wolf-Bauwens is a Board member of Asylos and Coordinator of the MENA team. She is a PhD researcher at the University of Zurich. 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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