Source policy

Tier 1 (primary): UNHCR, OHCHR, UN treaty bodies, ECtHR (HUDOC), CJEU (CURIA), EUAA, national legislation databases, national courts, national asylum authorities, official gazettes.

Tier 2 (specialist): ILGA World, ILGA-Europe, Human Dignity Trust, Rainbow Railroad, ORAM, Outright International, Asylum Research Centre, ECRE, national LGBTQ+ legal organisations.

Tier 3 (broader human rights): Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House, reputable academic institutions, peer-reviewed studies.

Tier 4 (corroborating journalism): Reuters, Associated Press, BBC, major established national publications.

We do not treat anonymous blogs, SEO farms, unsourced social media claims, unverified AI outputs, or Wikipedia as final authority.