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. Read more
Our Trustee Alexandra Dufresne explains why high-quality country of origin information is essential to protect the loved ones of those killed in mass atrocities, like the Srebrenica genocide. Read more
Qudrah fled Karachi to make sure her children with disabilities had adequate healthcare and social support, but how could she convince the Belgian authorities that the healthcare system in Pakistan simply wasn't sufficient? Read more
Asylos’ Director Sophie explains how the current global health crisis amplifies refugee hardship and how the 120 members of Asylos have built a community of support from their living rooms. Read more
On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, our team coordinator Lissalina shares her thoughts on Asylos volunteers’ work and how it can help asylum seekers fleeing violence and discrimination on the basis of race. Read more
Thanks to generous funding from the European Programme for Integration and Migration (Epim), Asylos recently held an intense two-day coordination meeting in Brussels with volunteers from many countries. Asylos Trustee Alexandra Dufresne shares some impressions. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
A young gay man from Serbia who moved to the UK to escape the horrors of violent homophobic attacks struggles to be believed as authorities question his sexuality. Read more
The journey of a young Togolese child who overcame a series of administrative challenges and received safety and asylum in Belgium. Read more
Uncovering persecution to help asylum seekers, Asylos' COI researchers learn to be thorough and quick. Learn to put our investigation tips to work for you. Read more
In 2018, Asylos released 118 COI research reports. Behind that figure are the stories of the refugees whom asylum officers are least likely to believe. Read more
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