Disclaimer

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Disclaimer

This report was written according to the EASO COI Report Methodology (2012) (1). The report

is based on carefully selected sources of information. All sources used are referenced. To the

extent possible and unless otherwise stated, all information presented, except for undisputed

or obvious facts, has been cross-checked.

The information contained in this report has been researched, evaluated and analysed with

utmost care. However, this document does not claim to be exhaustive. If a particular event,

person or organisation is not mentioned in the report, this does not mean that the event has

not taken place or that the person or organisation does not exist.

Furthermore, this report is not conclusive as to the determination or merit of any particular

claim to refugee status or asylum. Terminology used should not be regarded as indicative of a

particular legal position.

‘Refugee’, ‘risk’ and similar terminology are used as a generic terminology and not as legally

defined in the EU Asylum Acquis and the Geneva Convention.

Neither EASO nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which

may be made of the information contained in this report.

The target users are asylum caseworkers, COI researchers, policymakers, and decision-making

authorities.

The drafting process (including reviewing) for this report was finalised on 17 October 2018.

Any event taking place after this period is not included in this report. More information on the

reference period for this report can be found in the Methodology section of the introduction.

(1) The EASO methodology is largely based on the Common EU Guidelines for processing Country of Origin Information (COI), 2008, and can be downloaded

from the EASO website: url.