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RRT Case No. 0904128

22 October 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hindu - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Right to employment - State protection - Tamil | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

RRT Case No. 0901487

23 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hindu - Non-state agents of persecution - Sharia law - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

RRT Case No. 0901592

13 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Hindu - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Mental health - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

India: 1. Please provide background on the general relationship between Muslim and Christian communities in Kerala state. Is there any information which would suggest that communal clashes are frequent, or are relations between the two communities generally amicable? 2. Please provide information which would suggest that the ruling CPI-M government favours Kerala's Muslim population over its Christian population. Please also provide information on the relationship between the CPI-M and Kerala's Muslim and Christian communities

3 April 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Are there any legal restrictions which would prevent Sikh residents of Jammu and Kashmir relocating to the large Sikh communities which reside in India's Punjab state? 2. Does it remain the case that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) govern Punjab state as coalition partners? 3. What information is available on the level of security in Punjab state for Sikhs who support the BJP? 4. Please provide a brief background on the political situation of resident Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities in Jammu and Kashmir. 5. Please provide a brief background on Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and reports of any recent LeT attacks in Jammu (noting especially any attacks against Sikh communities and/or BJP supporters). 6. Is there any information to indicate that Sikhs face discrimination in terms of employment in Jammu and Kashmir? 7. Please provide a brief background on the National Conference Party (NC) and the Democratic Party (PDP); have either of these parties supported the activities of militant Muslim separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir? 8. Please provide a brief background on the result of the recent Jammu and Kashmir state elections and the new Jammu and Kashmir state government. 9. Are there any reports of an incident where the state government transferred ownership of a tract of land owned by the Amar Nath Hindu temple to Muslims, with protests by Sikhs and Hindus resulting in the decision being reversed?

25 March 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 0803611

10 September 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Hindu - Non-state agents of persecution - Political groups - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

Bangladesh: 1. Please provide any reports of violence directed against Hindus in the Khulna region since the State of Emergency in January 2007?

6 February 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 071572774

15 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Hindu - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prosecution vs persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - India

India: 1. Please advise whether the AIADMK party lost the state elections in 2006. 2. Are there any reports of violence between DMK supporters and AIADMK members in 2006? 3. Is there any report of Mr Karunanidhi, Chief Minister and leader of the DMK and his son being removed from his house and imprisoned in 2005/2006, leading to his death? 4. Are there tensions/ violence between DMK and AIADMK supporters throughout India? Are there any states immune to any such conflict? 5. Is there any information about the police providing protection to AIADMK supporters, or about the prosecution of DMK members for violence against IADMK supporters? 6. What is the current situation in Tamil Nadu and other states of India between Hindus and Muslims, and in particular, are there any current reports of violence perpetrated on Muslims by Hindus? If there is, is there any indication that the state is able to protect the Muslims?

10 October 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Are Sindhi community organisations aware of any instances in which Sindhis have been attacked as Dalits in Maharashtra? Can they comment on whether mainstream Hindus might perceive certain Sindhi castes as being associated with untouchable status? 2. Are Sindhi community organisations aware of lower caste Sindhis being refused protection by police in Maharashtra, or elsewhere, on the basis of their identity? 3. If it is the case that lower caste Sindhis have experienced problems in Maharashtra, can Sindhi community organisations comment on whether conditions are more favourable for lower caste Sindhis in other states of India?

9 October 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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