I am a country expert specialising in Iraq and Syria, with a focus on country conditions relevant to immigration, asylum, international protection and human rights matters.
My expertise covers the political, security, social, economic and humanitarian conditions in both countries. I have particular knowledge of issues concerning risk on return, state protection, internal relocation, security conditions, armed groups and non-state actors, civil and identity documentation, displacement, family and community structures, socioeconomic conditions and the practical circumstances facing returnees.
In relation to Iraq, my expertise includes conditions in Baghdad and other regions of the country, political and security developments, the role of state institutions and security actors, militias and other armed groups, documentation, displacement, internal relocation, access to protection and the practical realities facing individuals returning to Iraq after time abroad.
My Syria expertise encompasses political and security conditions, regional variations, state and non-state actors, displacement, humanitarian and socioeconomic conditions, documentation, internal relocation and the circumstances facing individuals returning or potentially returning to Syria.
I consider country conditions in the context of the individual circumstances of each case. Relevant factors can include an individual's place of origin, family and community connections, documentation, personal circumstances, access to support and the conditions prevailing in the proposed area of return or relocation.
I undertake country-of-origin research and analysis and can provide independent, case-specific evidence for immigration, asylum and human rights proceedings.
Iraq
I specialise in contemporary country conditions in Iraq, including political and security developments, regional variations in conditions, state institutions and security actors, militias and armed groups, state protection, internal relocation, civil and identity documentation, displacement, return and reintegration.
My expertise also covers the practical circumstances faced by individuals returning to Iraq, including access to documentation, accommodation, employment, public services and family or community support.
I consider the circumstances of the proposed area of return alongside the particular characteristics and circumstances of the individual concerned.
Syria
I specialise in country conditions in Syria, including political and security developments, regional differences, state and non-state actors, armed groups, displacement, humanitarian and socioeconomic conditions, documentation, internal relocation and issues surrounding return.
My expertise includes examining the practical circumstances facing individuals who may be required to return to Syria and assessing relevant country information in light of their individual circumstances, place of origin, documentation and available support.
I have developed specialist knowledge of Iraq and Syria and of the country conditions relevant to asylum, immigration, human rights and international protection matters.
My work involves researching and analysing political, security, social, economic and humanitarian developments and considering their relevance to individual cases.
I undertake detailed country-of-origin research using a range of publicly available and specialist sources. My areas of research include risk on return, state protection, internal relocation, documentation, displacement, regional security conditions, armed and non-state actors and the practical circumstances affecting individuals returning to Iraq or Syria.
My approach is to consider the available country information alongside the specific facts of each case rather than relying solely upon generalised country conditions.
I undertake ongoing independent research and analysis concerning political, security, social and humanitarian developments in Iraq and Syria, including country-of-origin information relevant to asylum, immigration and human rights matters.