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Cameroon: The Anglophone Crisis - Asylos

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · 1d

🔊 New Asylos #report covering the situation in “#Cameroon: The #Anglophone Crisis” ➡️ asylos.org/cameroon-the....

It examines the Anglophone crisis in the country, including separatist attacks on civilians, civil servants, educational institutions, and #francophone communities.

#proofnotprejudice

COI report on Cameroon's Anglophone crisis and separatist violence targeting civilians, civil servants, and schools (2019-2025).

Call to Action: Recognising Lived Experience as Expertise - Asylos

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · 1d

🔴Call to Action on recognising #livedexperience as #expertise in research & policy!

Born from a workshop with HTRN on #asylum, #trafficking & #COI research, a roadmap for researchers, policymakers & practitioners to create genuinely inclusive practices.

Download & sign 👉 asylos.org/call-to-acti...

We call on researchers, decision makers, policymakers, and practitioners to work towards implementing a fairer, more transparent approach to the inclusion of lived experience expertise in research on ...

Cameroon: The Anglophone Crisis - Asylos

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · 1d

🔊 New Asylos #report covering the situation in “#Cameroon: The #Anglophone Crisis” ➡️ asylos.org/cameroon-the....

It examines the Anglophone crisis in the country, including separatist attacks on civilians, civil servants, educational institutions, and #francophone communities.

#proofnotprejudice

COI report on Cameroon's Anglophone crisis and separatist violence targeting civilians, civil servants, and schools (2019-2025).

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · 1d

📢 We’re pleased to share our new #report examining the #Anglophone crisis in #Cameroon ➡️ asylos.org/cameroon-the...

By making our research more widely available, we hope to contribute to more fair and evidence-based asylum decisions around the world.

#proofnotprejudice

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Jul 15

We've joined the #GRFLegalCommunityPledge 2023 to advance access to #rights #justice and lasting solutions for #displaced people globally.

Join a growing movement of lawyers & allies, powered by @pilnet.bsky.social, putting law to work with & for refugees: www.pilnet.org/our-work/for...

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣 We’re pleased to share our new #report covering the situation of the #LGBTQI+ people in #Colombia ➡️ asylos.org/colombia-sit...

By making our research more widely available, we hope to contribute to more fair and evidence-based #asylum decisions around the world.

Refuge in a cold climate: the impact on women (WiRL Seminar Four) 07.05.25

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 29

🎥 Check out the video recording of the excellent #seminar ‘Safe Countries’ and Women’s International Protection’, organised by WiRL Network▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1yV...
On the theme of “Refuge in a cold climate: the impact on women”.

YouTube video by Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network

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Refuge in a cold climate: the impact on women (WiRL Seminar Four) 07.05.25

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Jun 9

Last Friday, Asylos and the Human Trafficking Research Network (HTRN) hosted a workshop on Recognising #LivedExperience as Expertise, at Clifford Chance & online.

The Call to Action will be published in the coming weeks; a useful tool to researchers, funders, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 29

🎥 Check out the video recording of the excellent #seminar ‘Safe Countries’ and Women’s International Protection’, organised by WiRL Network▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1yV...
On the theme of “Refuge in a cold climate: the impact on women”.

YouTube video by Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network

www.youtube.com

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 16

Today we are kicking off with our #AllAsylos25 conference!
We will spend three days together near Amsterdam, reflecting on the current context, building strategy and working on lived experience at Asylos.
Looking forward to it! 🎉

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 15

NEW #asylum story: Samuel, a young Eritrean boy who completed a dangerous journey, and his UK-based brother, who fought for their reunification ➡️ asylos.org/from-asmara-...

A powerful reminder of what drives young people to seek asylum, highlighting the importance of #COI when building a case.

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 14

Recognising #LivedExperience as #Expertise: a #Workshop on Inclusion in Research on Movement and Exploitation.

📅 June 6th, 10am – 4pm BST (online)

+infos & register here ➡️ asylos.org/recognising-...

Co-hosted with the Human Trafficking Research Network (HTRN) & support from Clifford Chance.

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 7

NEW report: "#Russia: Treatment of the #LGBTQI+ community by state and non-state actors." Find out more ➡️ asylos.org/russia-treat...
"...sources indicated that state actors in Russia restricted LGBTQI+ rights... changes in law, public hostility, promotion of homophobia through state-owned media..."

Registration | Resources of Asylos

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 30

If you're a lawyer or NGO worker supporting individuals to prepare #asylum, #humanrights or #statelessness claims, subscribe to our research database: +700 bespoke reports covering issues in +100 countries, or submit a request for a free-of-charge, research report:
resources.asylos.org/registration/

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · May 7

NEW report: "#Russia: Treatment of the #LGBTQI+ community by state and non-state actors." Find out more ➡️ asylos.org/russia-treat...
"...sources indicated that state actors in Russia restricted LGBTQI+ rights... changes in law, public hostility, promotion of homophobia through state-owned media..."

New Iran country policy and information note on social media, surveillance and sur place activities - Free Movement

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 29

📖 A really interesting article on @freemovement.bsky.social about the recently published Country Policy and Information Note on #Iran: social media, surveillance and sur place activities. A worthwhile read for lawyers and caseworkers ➡️ freemovement.org.uk/new-iran-cou...

On 15 April 2025, the Home Office published a new version of its country policy and information note (‘CPIN’) on social media, surveillance and sur place

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 30

If you're a lawyer or NGO worker supporting individuals to prepare #asylum, #humanrights or #statelessness claims, subscribe to our research database: +700 bespoke reports covering issues in +100 countries, or submit a request for a free-of-charge, research report:
resources.asylos.org/registration/

resources.asylos.org

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 NEW Asylos #report covering the treatment of the #LGBTQI+ community by state and non-state actors in #Russia ➡️ asylos.org/russia-treat...

Produced in response to a query from an asylum professional, responding to the research questions submitted to us.

New Iran country policy and information note on social media, surveillance and sur place activities - Free Movement

Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 29

📖 A really interesting article on @freemovement.bsky.social about the recently published Country Policy and Information Note on #Iran: social media, surveillance and sur place activities. A worthwhile read for lawyers and caseworkers ➡️ freemovement.org.uk/new-iran-cou...

On 15 April 2025, the Home Office published a new version of its country policy and information note (‘CPIN’) on social media, surveillance and sur place

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #65 - Free Movement

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 23

🔊 REGISTER NOW for our #COI #Training webinars!
Kicking off in May: asylos.org/coi-training...

With @refugeeaction.bsky.social, we will be delivering free COI research training webinars on: fundamentals, #Statelessness, #Family & Private Life, #Disability-Specific, #Child-Specific and #Trafficking.

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 24

@sonial77.bsky.social points at some alternatives on her post on Free Movement (the Home Office’s country policy and information notes, or the work of Asylos): freemovement.org.uk/free-movemen...

📢 What can the #COI community do to respond to this challenge? Share your thoughts!

Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 24

Drastic cuts in #HumanRights issues concerning women, LGBTQI+ people, people with disabilities, & refugees in the forthcoming annual US Department of State Human Rights reports are highly concerning ➡️ www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...

📢 What can the COI community do to respond to this challenge?

The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

www.npr.org

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Asylos @asylos.bsky.social · Apr 24

@sonial77.bsky.social points at some alternatives on her post on Free Movement (the Home Office’s country policy and information notes, or the work of Asylos): freemovement.org.uk/free-movemen...

📢 What can the #COI community do to respond to this challenge? Share your thoughts!

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #65 - Free Movement

Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!