Asylum Research Centre (ARC), formerly Asylum Research Consultancy, was set up by Liz Williams and Stephanie Huber in 2010. Our aim is to raise standards in the refugee status determination (RSD) process, improve the realisation of asylum seekers’ and refugees’ rights and entitlements and to ensure that those in need of protection are recognised as such. It is staffed by human rights researchers and COI specialists.
ARC undertakes research, advocacy and training to improve the quality of refugee status determination
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COI Updates
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09/01/2019 COI Update Vol. 185 -
11/12/2018 COI Update Vol. 184 -
28/11/2018 COI Update Vol. 183 -
13/11/2018 COI Update Vol. 182 -
30/10/2018 COI Update Vol. 181
New Publications
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December 2018
Commentary on the EASO COI report on Pakistan Security Situation (Oct. 2018) -
December 2018
EASO Newsletter key COI related points up to November 2018 -
October 2018
Sudan: The situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile - an update -
October 2018
A note on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity CPINs -
September 2018
Sudan: The situation in Khartoum and Omdurman – An update
News
- August 2018
ARC Foundation is pleased to announce that together with its project partner, Asylos, it has been awarded funding by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to produce and publish a series of ‘strategic’ research reports to fill crucial gaps in COI and address systemic weaknesses in the refugee status determination process for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.
- June 2018
ARC’s updated COI thematic sources toolkit
- February 2018
ARC was one of the stakeholders consulted for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration inspection An inspection of the Home Office’s production and use of Country of Origin Information, April – August 2017