This research was initiated in response to a need for information on the conditions experienced by trafficked men, women and children in Albania identified by legal representatives and practitioners in the field of asylum. The research covers trafficking profiles, protection, and assistance in Albania for survivors of trafficking, and its limitations in practice. Read more
Asylos is looking for an ambitious Operations Assistant based In the Netherlands, UK, or Spain with attention to detail and a passion for human rights and asylum. The application deadline is 1st of April. Read more
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Jo Pettitt and Carolina Albuerne as Co-Directors, ushering in a new era of leadership for the organisation effective January 2024. We express deep gratitude to Sophie Kloos, the outgoing Director, for her dedicated service over the past seven years. Read more
Jo Pettitt is Co-Director of Asylos, with Carolina Albuerne. Prior to that Jo was a freelance research and evaluation consultant in the asylum and migration sector in the UK. Read more
Carolina Albuerne is Co-Director at Asylos, with Jo Pettitt. Carolina Albuerne brings over two decades of profound experience in the refugee and migration field to her role as Co-Director. Read more
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
You are invited to join our forthcoming Statelessness-focused Country of Origin Information Workshops co-delivered by Asylum Aid and Asylos. Click to find out more about dates and registration. Read more
We have just released our annual report and financial accounts for the year of 2022. Take a closer look at the activities we conducted to support fair asylum decisions. Read more
Carol Bohmer, is an Asia and America's team researcher. She is a lawyer and sociologist, a retired academic, currently a Visiting Scholar in the Government Department at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. Read more
Maria Rosaria Torrisi is an Africa team researcher. She has a background in International Crimes and Criminology. Read more
Asylos is launching a new initiative aimed at making a selection of our bespoke research available publicly. Read on to learn more about the reports we're publishing this month. 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 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
Alessandro Bartolini is an Americas and Russia/CIS researcher. Alessandro has worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross, later moving more to the political/security field as a political adviser at the Danish Embassy. Since 2015, his curiosity has shifted to the field of asylum and migration Read more
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
Rongpangmenla Longchar, is an Asia team researcher. She holds a master's degree in Development studies and holds interest in forced migration and advocacy for minority rights. Read more
Lara Cansizoglu is an Americas team researcher. Lara studies Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) in Italy. She has volunteered for several NGOs helping special need kids and refugees in Jordan. Read more
Kauthar Menhal is an Americas team reasercher, she currently works at the House of Commons as a Researcher, specialising in political transitions and foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, human rights violations in South Asia, and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Indriga Valiukaite is an Americas team researcher. She is a University College London graduate in MSc Global Migration and a research mentor at Global Research Forum for Diaspora and Transnationalism. Read more
Joseph Blackmore is our Co-Central and South America Team Coordinator and researcher. Joseph currently works remotely as a marketing coordinator. Read more
Our newest publication features six principles for legal representatives, decision-makers and Country of Origin Information researchers working with stateless persons seeking asylum and stateless status. Read more
Join us online for our roundtable discussion on Statelessness-focused Country of Origin Information (COI) and learn more about our new Publications on Statelessness Monday 6th March 2023, 1.00 - 2.30 GMT / 2 - 3.30 CET. Read more
Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo is an Americas team researcher. She is a political scientist specialized in Conflictology, humanitarian action and forced migration, with 20 years of experience in governance and multisectoral leadership, civil society capacity development, and management of humanitarian missions, particularly in conflict and unstable post crisis. Read more
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