"Credibility Undermined" - Challenges in Determining Country of Origin for Stateless Asylum Seekers: Kurds from Syria in the UK
This research report written by ENS member Thomas McGee examines the challenges faced by stateless claimants within asylum procedures in the UK, focussing specifically on the experiences of stateless Kurds from Syria. It reveals that stateless asylum seekers can experience unique hurdles relating to civil documentation, decision makers’ cultural understanding, and language analysis, which can pose challenges both for applicants and for decision makers considering their asylum claims.