Special Issues
When supporting refugees in their claim, legal aid practitioners may encounter areas of persecution which fall outside of the 1951 Refugee Convention. These areas are often hard to argue due to the lack of country of origin information in the public domain, turning it difficult to demonstrate persecution within the refugee status determination process.
Our Special Issues aim at providing a coherent account and cogent evidence in these new areas of protection. Every Special Issue has been researched by and is linked with experts in the related field. Legal aid providers working on a case involving a refugee can contact these experts for advice and assistance in building a case (advice will be confidential).
Accusations of Witchcraft
Apostasy or Conversion
Detention DNA Testing Exclusion Clause Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Gang-based Asylum Claims Gender Issues in the Asylum Claim Interpreters and Language in Refugee Settings Medical Evidence in Refugee Status Determination procedures Military Service Evasion Palestinians who fall under the 1951 Convention Post-Deportation Monitoring Resettlement Roma and groups outside nation-state organisation Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Smuggling and Trafficking Statelessness Unaccompanied/Separated Children
If you encounter other kinds of claims that present special problems in refugee status determination, please contact us so that we can broaden our list.
Last updated January 2023