All Articles: asylum interview

How to claim asylum in the UK

Claiming asylum is an important human right backed by the United Nations Refugee Convention and recognised by countries around the world. In order to make this right a reality in practice, countries like the UK have set up systems by which people must ...

29th August 2018 By

How to prepare asylum claims based on sexual identity

Safira,* who identifies as a lesbian woman, grew up in Nigeria. Because of her sexual identity, Safira’s family members abused her, physically and psychologically, in an attempt to “cure” her of what they considered “demonic tendencies”. Her ...

4th May 2018 By

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30th July 2019
Call for evidence: challenges for torture survivors during the asylum process