Witness Expert and Country of Origin Evidence
Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and MENAM Countries
Areas
- Evaluating the human rights situation, including women’s rights, ethnic and religious minority rights, and LGBT issues
- Analysing family law, including forced marriages, Islamic marriages, divorce, alimony, and child custody
- Examining domestic and gender-based violence, including sexual assault, honour killings, and rape cases
- Assessing internal relocation, including the risk upon return for asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Assessing disputed nationality cases and conducting language assessments to determine country of origin
- Providing expert opinions on diaspora communities, refugee, and asylum cases
- Analysing socio-cultural norms and tribal dynamics, including Jirga decisions (informal justice and Taliban courts), Pashtunwali, and blood feuds
- Investigating fact-finding matters, including Taliban legal and judicial practices, and assessing prison conditions in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Middle Eastern countries
- Assessing health facilities and services, including mental health and PTSD
- Providing analysis on geopolitical trends and regional security, mass mobilisations, and protest movements