Deep regional specialism, not generalist commentary.
Expert evidence is only as reliable as the specialism behind it. Coverage is organised around regions of genuine, current expertise — with the sourcing networks and language capability to match.
MENA · SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA · SOUTH ASIA · EASTERN EUROPE
Middle East & North Africa
State and non-state persecution, document issuance practice, and returnee treatment.
Iraq · Iran · Syria · Yemen · Libya · Egypt · Lebanon · Palestine
Sub-Saharan Africa
Clan and blood-feud dynamics, trafficking corridors, and sufficiency of protection in practice.
Somalia · Eritrea · Sudan · South Sudan · DR Congo · Nigeria · Ethiopia
South Asia
Political and religious targeting, gender-based risk, and internal relocation viability.
Afghanistan · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Bangladesh · India
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
State repression, conflict-related risk, and nationality or document disputes.
Ukraine · Russia · Belarus · Georgia · Chechnya · Tajikistan
The questions we are most frequently instructed to address.
Non-state actors & the limits of state protection
Internal relocation viability & reach of pursuers
Treatment of minorities, dissidents & returnees
Document issuance practice & fraud environment
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Coverage evolves with our expert network. If your matter concerns a country not shown here, contact us — we will tell you honestly whether we hold the specialism to assist, or decline.