Country expertise - asylum conditions & COI reports
In-depth Country of Origin Information for high-risk jurisdictions. Select a country for asylum grounds, risk level, and expert COI report instruction. Bespoke research is available for countries not listed here.
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Very High Risk
Afghanistan
Key asylum grounds
- Taliban persecution
- Women's rights
- Ethnic minorities
- Former government affiliates
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Very High Risk
Eritrea
Key asylum grounds
- Indefinite national service
- Political dissent
- Religious persecution
- Military desertion
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Very High Risk
Syria
Key asylum grounds
- Regime persecution
- Conscription
- Religious minorities
- Political opposition
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Very High Risk
Iran
Key asylum grounds
- Political dissent
- Religious conversion
- LGBTQ+ persecution
- Women's rights activists
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Very High Risk
Somalia
Key asylum grounds
- Al-Shabaab targeting
- Clan-based violence
- Minority persecution
- Gender-based harm
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Very High Risk
Sudan
Key asylum grounds
- Armed conflict
- Ethnic targeting
- Political opposition
- Darfur region
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Very High Risk
Yemen
Key asylum grounds
- Armed conflict
- Houthi persecution
- Journalists and activists
- Religious minorities
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High Risk
Iraq
Key asylum grounds
- Militia violence
- Religious minorities
- LGBTQ+ persecution
- Former coalition affiliates
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Very High Risk
Libya
Key asylum grounds
- Militia detention
- Political opposition
- Torture risk
- Human trafficking victims
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High Risk
Ethiopia
Key asylum grounds
- Tigray conflict
- Oromo persecution
- Political dissent
- Journalists
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Very High Risk
Myanmar
Key asylum grounds
- Military junta
- Rohingya persecution
- Pro-democracy activists
- Ethnic minorities
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High Risk
Pakistan
Key asylum grounds
- Ahmadi persecution
- Blasphemy accusations
- Women's rights
- Political activists
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High Risk
Turkey
Key asylum grounds
- Gülen movement
- Kurdish political affiliation
- Journalists
- LGBTQ+ persecution
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Very High Risk
Democratic Republic of Congo
Key asylum grounds
- Armed groups
- Sexual violence
- Political opposition
- Eastern DRC conflict
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High Risk
Cameroon
Key asylum grounds
- Anglophone crisis
- Boko Haram
- Political opposition
- LGBTQ+ persecution
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High Risk
Nigeria
Key asylum grounds
- Boko Haram
- Farmer-herder conflict
- LGBTQ+ persecution
- Religious violence
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High Risk
Venezuela
Key asylum grounds
- Political opposition
- Human rights defenders
- Economic collapse
- Security forces
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High Risk
Honduras
Key asylum grounds
- Gang violence
- Gender-based violence
- Journalists
- Land rights defenders
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High Risk
El Salvador
Key asylum grounds
- Gang targeting
- State of exception
- Witnesses
- Former gang members
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High Risk
Guatemala
Key asylum grounds
- Gang violence
- Indigenous land defenders
- Corruption witnesses
- LGBTQ+ persecution
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Very High Risk
China
Key asylum grounds
- Uyghur persecution
- Falun Gong
- Political dissent
- Hong Kong activists
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Very High Risk
North Korea
Key asylum grounds
- Political dissent
- Religious practice
- Forced repatriation risk
- Defectors
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High Risk
Belarus
Key asylum grounds
- Political opposition
- Protest participants
- Journalists
- LGBTQ+ persecution
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High Risk
Russia
Key asylum grounds
- Political opposition
- Chechen persecution
- LGBTQ+ persecution
- Conscientious objectors
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High Risk
Ukraine
Key asylum grounds
- Armed conflict
- Occupied territories
- Conscientious objectors
- Minority persecution