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Bangladesh: 1. Can a Christian marry a Muslim in Bangladesh (possibly under the Special Marriage Act No. 3 of 1872)? 2. Do Christians in such marriages suffer discrimination by society; the state; or their marriage partner? 3. Are women, particularly Christian women, who are married to Muslim men in Bangladesh, and who are subjected to personal abuse by their husbands, protected by the State? 4. Will the Bangladesh authorities intervene or interfere in a marital dispute? 5. What are the laws in relation to divorce in Bangladesh for a Muslim man? Does he have to have his then wife's consent to the divorce?

25 October 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Malaysia: 1. Please provide any information on the attitude of Muslims in Malaysia to mixed marriages. 2. Please provide any information on the attitude of Hindus to mixed marriages. 3. Please provide up-to-date information on the treatment of Tamils in Malaysia. 4. Question deleted. 5. Is there any information to suggest that the authorities deny protection to Tamils? 6. Is there any information to suggest that the authorities deny protection to Hindus? 7. Please provide information on community attitudes to domestic violence. 8. What state/non-government protection is available to women in Malaysia who suffer domestic violence?

21 October 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. N02/42226

30 June 2003 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - State protection - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Australia - Uzbekistan

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