Dr Daniel Afewerki

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Expert at The Human Rights Experts, an international expert witness organisation.

We provide expert witness reports for asylum cases worldwide, covering human rights violations, political persecution, and systemic oppression. Our reports are trusted by lawyers, courts, and immigration authorities,  in full compliance with procedural standards and tribunal requirements in the UK (CPR Part 35, Upper Tribunal PD, First-tier Tribunal IAC PD), USA (Federal Rules of Evidence), Canada, and the EU.

Winner of the Expert Witness Awards in the category of Best Immigration, Asylum & Refugee Expert Witness 2024

Occupation

• Country Witness Expert on East Africa
  
• Human Rights Specialist
  
• Academic Researcher
  
• Legal Consultant on Refugee and Asylum Law
  

Expertise 

I provide expert analysis on all Refugee Convention grounds — political opinion, religion, ethnicity, membership of a particular social group (including LGBT and gender-based cases), and nationality — with a focus on the following countries:

Eritrea:
Severe human rights abuses include indefinite military conscription, forced labour, arbitrary detention, and torture. Persecution of religious minorities (especially Evangelical Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses), political dissenters, and returnees from the diaspora.

Sudan:
Ethnic cleansing and political persecution, particularly in Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan. Women, journalists, and political activists face systemic violence, as well as threats from Rapid Support Forces (RSF). LGBT persons face criminalisation and abuse.

South Sudan:
Ongoing conflict, political instability, and widespread human rights abuses including ethnically targeted violence, persecution of journalists and civil society actors, gender-based violence, and suppression of dissent.

Somalia:
Al-Shabaab persecution, clan-based violence, and lack of effective state protection. Journalists, women, religious minorities, and LGBT individuals face systemic threats. Returnees are at high risk of targeting and insecurity.

Ethiopia:
Conflict-related persecution in Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara regions. Targeting of ethnic minorities, political opposition members, and human rights defenders. Religious tension and widespread sexual and gender-based violence.

Djibouti:
Limited political freedoms, arbitrary arrests of opposition members, and suppression of civil society. Marginalisation of ethnic Afars and Issas. Reports of torture and restrictions on religious minorities and LGBT persons.

Kenya:
Discrimination against Somali refugees and ethnic minorities. Political intimidation, gender-based violence, and abuse by security forces. Inadequate protection for LGBT people and survivors of domestic violence.

Uganda:
Criminalisation of LGBT identities, surveillance of activists, and restrictions on political opposition. Women and religious minorities face discrimination and abuse. Weak rule of law undermines access to justice.

Experience

• Preparation of expert witness reports for asylum and Human Rights cases in the United Kingdom and the United States
  
• Court testimony and written submissions in support of legal proceedings
  
• Author of articles on Human Rights violations and legal risk analysis
  
• Research into human rights violations across East Africa, with a focus on political, ethnic, and gender-based persecution
  
• Expert member of The Human Rights, an international agency providing expert reports and human rights analysis for asylum cases worldwide

► Full professional experience is available in the CV. Please email us to receive the detailed expert CV.

Publications

► Available upon request and detailed in the expert CV.

Languages

• English (Fluent)
  
• Tigrinya (Fluent)
  
• Amharic, Arabic (Professional reading)
  
• Swahili (Basic understanding)

Religious Groups Expertise

• All religious groups

Contact Email

 info@thehuman-rights.com