When supporting refugees in their claim for refugee status or protection, legal aid practitioners may encounter areas of persecution that are challenging to argue, where nuanced legal analysis and expertise can strengthen representation.  

Our Special Issues aim to provide a coherent account and cogent evidence in these 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
Climate Displacement
Detention of Refugees
Exclusion from Refugee Status under Article 1F of the Convention
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
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Smuggling and Trafficking
Statelessness
The Roma
Unaccompanied/Separated Children

We are always looking to expand the resources on our platform. If you encounter other kinds of claims that present special problems in refugee status determination, please get in touch so that we can broaden our list.