With a solid legal background and specialised knowledge of immigration in the Middle East. I have developed a comprehensive understanding of asylum and country information, especially in the context of Iraq, Kuwait and the wider gulf region. My experience includes assessing legislative frameworks, analysing national conditions, and case law related to protection claims.
Name
Nihaya Muttar Khalaf
Occupation
Researcher and instructor
Expertise
- Risks arising from militia activity, political affiliation, and tribal dynamics in Iraq
- Torture, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and other human rights conditions.
- Ethnic and religious minorities groups including Yazidi and Christians.
- Statelessness issues and documentation including Bidoon in Kuwait.
- Treatment of failed asylum seekers and voluntary returners
- Migrants rights and labour exploitation issues in the gulf region.
Experience
Former academic researcher in Middle East and North Africa legal systems and developmental policies focusing on development, poverty and social justice.
Languages
Arabic and English
Ethnic groups expertise
Arabs, Kurds, Yazidis, Turkomans, Christians and Bidoon
Political groups expertise
Iraqi political parties, militia groups and Kurdish militias, opposition movements, tribal structures, Kuwaiti political and social systems.
Religious groups expertise
Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Christianity, Yazidi
Other social groups expertise
Women, Black communities in Iraq and the Gulf region, migrant workers, stateless persons and individuals in the Gulf
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
Contact email
Phone
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Address
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