December 2020 | UK Home Office
Afghanistan
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities (socio-economic situation; healthcare; political system; media and telecommunications, citizenship; official documents; human rights situation) (document archived due to recent events; superseding new version announced)
Country Background Note: Afghanistan (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
December 2020 | UK Home Office
Pakistan
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on political parties and affiliation (political system; political parties; Islamic parties; Pakistani Kashmir parties; Pashtun groups; student politics; parliamentary and provincial assemblies elections 2018; treatment of political opponents)
Country Policy and Information Note Pakistan: Political parties and affiliation (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Brazil
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on background information, including internal relocation (history; geography and demography; constitution; political system; socio-economic conditions; health care; media and telecommunications, citizenship; corruption; official documents; human rights; crime / gangs; ethnic and indigenous groups; vulnerable groups; prison conditions)
Country Information Note Brazil: Background information, including internal relocation (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Brazil
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on actors of protection
Country Policy and Information Note Brazil: Actors of protection (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
China
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on Falun Gong (supersedes ID 1003512)
Country Policy and Information Note China: Falun Gong [Version 2.0] (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
China
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on the Hong Kong National Security Law (legal context, retrospective application; potential impact; current implementation) (this document has been superseded by a more recent version: ID 2061536)
Country Policy and Information Note China: Hong Kong National Security Law [Version 1.0] (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Somalia
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on security and humanitarian situation in South and Central Somalia (pro-government forces; Al Shabaab and other groups; other topics) (supersedes ID 1445325)
Country Policy and Information Note Somalia (South and Central): Security and humanitarian situation (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Somalia
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on fear of Al-Shabaab in South and Central Somalia (background to al-Shabaab; control of territory; recruitment; leaving / defecting al-Shabaab; justice, law and order in al-Shabaab-controlled territory and other aspects of life; groups targeted by al-Shabaab) (supersedes ID 1445325)
Country Policy and Information Note Somalia (South and Central): Fear of Al Shabaab (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
November 2020 | UK Home Office
Russian Federation
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (legal context; treatment by state and society; situation in Chechnya; access to services; LGBTI community, culture and support)
Country Policy and Information Note Russia: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
October 2020 | UK Home Office
Egypt
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on Christians (legal framework; treatment by state and society; freedom of movement) (supersedes ID 1404268)
Country Policy and Information Note Egypt: Christians (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
