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The Refugee Review Tribunal was a statutory body which provided a final, independent, merits review of decisions made by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship or, in practice, by officers of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), acting as delegates of the Minister, to refuse to grant protection visas to non-citizens within Australia, or to cancel protection visas held by non-citizens in Australia. The Tribunal was established in 1993 under Part 7 of the Act and replaced the Refugee Status Review Committee (RSRC). On 1 July 2015 the Refugee Review Tribunal was amalgamated into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.  Website: www.aat.gov.au/
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India: 1. What is the MIM and what is its relationship to the Muslim Youth Association and the Muslim Youth League. 2. Can it be confirmed that at any time in the 1990s, the President of either MIM or the Muslim League Association was Mr Akbaruddin Owas or that the treasurer was Mohammed Osman. Is it possible to confirm that Mohammed Osman was shot dead by police in 1997? 3. Are there any reports of violent clashes in July 2001 between the MiM and Hindu nationalist groups? 4. What is the current position in relation to conflict between Muslims and Hindus in Hyderabad? 5. Is there effective state protection for Muslims in Hyderabad? 6. Is there effective state protection for Muslims elsewhere in India? 7. Are there any laws or other known factors which would prevent a Muslim person from Hyderabad relocating to another part of India to seek state protection? 8. Deleted. 9. Please provide information on the background of the BJP and discuss the likelihood of the organisation targeting or harming political or religious opponents in Hyderabad or other parts of India?

17 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Were the elections held in 2007 or 2008? 2. Are the Kikuyu subjected to serious harm by state and non-state agents in Kenya? 3. Would they be afforded state protection? 4. Who are the Mungiki? 5. What is the PNU? 6. Who are Kalenjin ODM affiliates?

2 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Belarus: 1. Please provide a brief overview of the political situation in Belarus. 2. Please provide information on how the Lukashenko regime deals with opposition and criticism and whether there is evidence of arrests, torture, beatings, and other repercussions such as expulsion from university or criminal framing of opposition activists. 3. Please provide information on the March of Freedom 2, including the organisers, location, aim, reaction of authorities etc. 4. Please provide similar information on the October Square protests in 2006. 5. Please provide evidence on an organisation called Spring. 6. Could you confirm that the General Public Prosecutor is Grigory Alekseevich. 7. Is there any information on returnee asylum seekers to Belarus?

30 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Syria: 1. Please provide some background information on the demographics, economics and politics of Syria. 2. Please provide information on "Palestine Camp" in Damascus. Please provide information on "Rukneddin" in Damascus. 3. Please provide information on the level of political freedom and freedom of speech in Syria. 4. Please provide information on Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam. Please provide information on Mr Khaddam's politics, his portfolio and any controversies he may have been associated with. 5. Did Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam quit the Baath party or was he dismissed? What were the circumstances of his defection/dismissal and were there controversies associated with that? 6. Was Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam dismissed from the Party because he was the only Sunni Muslim? 7. Is there any information on whether Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam was declared a traitor, and that he wanted to cooperate with the Americans? 8. Please provide information on the present status and circumstances of Sunni Muslims in Syria. 9. Deleted. 10. Deleted. 11. Please provide information on the "Political Intelligence" or other security or intelligence agencies in Syria, including their political activities and whether they extend to harassment, detention, and torture of suspected political opponents. 12. Please provide information on the interrogation methods used by security police and agencies in Syria. Do they use "rubber tyre torture"? 13. Deleted. 14. Deleted. 15. Please provide information on whether someone who claims to have been arrested as an opponent of the ruling regime in Syria would be expected to experience difficulties or delays in obtaining a Syrian passport. 16. Please provide information on measures taken by the Syrian government to prevent political opponents or people it suspects support the opposition from leaving Syria. 17. Please provide information on whether opponents of the governing regime in Syria would be likely to be permitted entry to Jordan and general information on the procedure for the entry of Syrian nationals to Jordan. 18. Please provide information on the level of corruption in Syria and whether there are any reports of prisoners paying large bribes to secure their release from prison in Syria.

24 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Albania: 1. What relationship is there, if any, between the Italian government and the Democratic Party in Albania?

29 October 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide information on the area of Kamoto, Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central, in particular on whether it has been regarded as an MDC stronghold. 2. Is there information on attacks there on MDC supporters by ZANU PF in 2002/2003 or any recent attacks? 3. Deleted. 4. Deleted. 5. Is there any information on youth base camps around 2002 in that region, where they were located, and what took place at these camps? 6. What is the latest information on whether elections will take place in 2011?

21 October 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Is there information on rape of women at Zanu-PF meetings or in similar political contexts? What has been the police reaction? 2. Is there any more recent information on returnees (including failed asylum seekers) to Zimbabwe? 3. Is there any very recent specific information on Zanu-PF intimidation of low profile MDC supporters in the area of Chitungwiza (30 kilometres from Harare) or Harare itself?

20 October 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: What are the rules for position holders in the Communist Youth League (CYL) in a workplace? 2. Are there time limits on how long a person can serve as a CYL Secretary? 3. Is it likely that someone who has not yet been accepted into the Communist Party of China (CPC) would be regarded as such a leader that they would remain in the position of Secretary of the workplace CYL four years beyond the normal age limit, including two years while they are not even in China?

15 October 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide the latest material update on the situation in Zimbabwe for members of the MDC and their treatment by ZANU PF and the police and military. 2. Is there information on any relevant activities of the MDC in Mashonaland West and in particular the district of Chinhoyi? Are you able to confirm what position J. Karemba holds with the MDC in that office? 3. Please provide some background information on the split that occurred in the MDC in 2005 resulting in the MDC-T and the MDC-M? Please provide information on any significant evolution and the present status of the split.

1 October 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Afghanistan: Are supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah (including government employees) at risk of harm in Afghanistan because of that support? 2. In what period was Hajji Bahlol Bahej Governor of Panjshir province? What are his current circumstances? How influential is he? 3. Deleted. 4. Deleted. 5. Any reports of government critics being abducted and made to return to Afghanistan? 6. Are critics of Karzai's links with corrupt politicians being targeted for harm in Afghanistan? 7. Is there any evidence that Afghan diplomats unsuccessfully seeking asylum have been harmed on return to Afghanistan for making their embassy "lose credibility"?

29 September 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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