Researching Country of Origin Information

Finding the right country information can be quite a challenging task. Therefore we offer country of origin information (COI) training to eligibility officers, judges, lawyers, legal counsels and law students.

All training sessions are based on the training manual developed by ACCORD and COI Network partners. Understanding of COI COI is understood as information used in procedures that assess claims of individuals to refugee status or other forms of international protection. It should help to answer questions by decision-makers and legal advisers about the political, human rights, cultural, economic and social situation as well as the humanitarian situation in countries of origin.

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Training Manuals

You want to read more about researching country of origin information? The COI Network has published a training manual on the methodology and quality standards of COI research. The manual is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Romanian and Russian and can be downloaded as pdf:

last update 26 May 2009