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Dr An Jianhao

Country Witness Expert on East Asia, including China, North Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

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Expert at the international agency The Human Rights:


We provide expert witness reports for asylum cases worldwide, covering human rights violations, political persecution, and systemic oppression. Our reports are trusted by lawyers, courts, and immigration authorities in the UK, USA, Canada, and the EU.

Winner of the Expert Witness Awards in the category of Best Immigration, Asylum & Refugee Expert Witness 2024

Name
Dr An Jianhao
Occupation
Country Witness Expert on East Asia
Human Rights Specialist
Legal Researcher and Academic Consultant
Regional Specialist on Authoritarian Regimes and Minority Repression


Expertise

I provide expert analysis on all five Refugee Convention grounds: political opinion, religion, ethnicity, membership of a particular social group (including LGBT and gender-based cases), and nationality with focus on the following countries:

China:
Persecution of political dissidents, rights lawyers, religious groups (including Christians, Uyghur Muslims, and Falun Gong practitioners), and ethnic minorities such as Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Mongols. Targeting of LGBT activists and gender rights defenders. Statelessness risks for exiled dissidents and deportees.

North Korea:
Extreme persecution based on political opinion (including defection), religious belief, and perceived disloyalty to the regime. Ethnic discrimination against mixed-nationality children and forced repatriation of refugees. Gender-based violence in detention and severe punishment for LGBT identity.

Mongolia:
Discrimination against Kazakh and other ethnic minorities, lack of protection for domestic violence survivors and LGBT individuals. Restriction of religious expression in rural regions. Cases of political suppression, especially involving anti-corruption activists and journalists.

Vietnam:
Suppression of political dissent and opposition parties. Harassment of independent churches and Buddhist sects. Ethnic discrimination against Montagnards and other hill tribes. Gender-based violence and persecution of LGBT individuals. Denial of protection to returnees perceived as opponents of the state.

Myanmar:
Widespread ethnic and religious persecution, including Rohingya Muslims and Christian minorities. Political repression following the 2021 coup. Mass arrests, torture, and sexual violence targeting women and LGBT persons. Statelessness among displaced ethnic communities and returnees.

Experience

Preparation of expert witness reports for asylum and human rights cases in the United Kingdom and the United States

Court testimony and written submissions for asylum and deportation hearings

Regional research on political repression, religious persecution, and state surveillance in East Asia

Expert member of The Human Rights, an international agency providing expert reports for asylum cases worldwide

Full professional experience is available in the CV. Please email us to receive the detailed expert CV.


 

Publications

Available upon request and detailed in the expert CV.

Languages
Mandarin Chinese (Fluent – native)
English (Fluent)
Vietnamese (Professional reading)
Korean (Basic understanding)
Religious groups expertise
All religious groups
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
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