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Nepal: 1. Is there any available information indicating how active the RPP is currently? 2. Is there any available information indicating how active the RPP is in Myagdi? 3. Is there any available information as to whether the Maoists or the YCL are targeting RPP members or monarchists, and if so whether there are reports of RPP members being targeted in Myagdi? If there are reports, are they targeting ordinary members? 4. If RPP members are being targeted in Myagdi, are they being targeted in Kathmandu? 5. If RPP members are being targeted, what is the attitude of police and security forces to reports of incidents?

20 May 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Are Shiite Hazaras targeted by extremist groups in Quetta? 2. Are there any areas in Pakistan where Hazaras form the majority or live in relative peace? 3. Is state protection available for Hazaras in Quetta? 4. Is state protection available for Hazaras elsewhere in Pakistan? 5. Are there any reports of extremists demanding ransoms from well-known wealthy businessmen in Pakistan?

3 May 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. How does the PRC government deal with citizens returning to China after being convicted of a serious crime overseas? Is there any evidence of retrials for crimes committed overseas? 2. How are ex-prisoners treated by the government/authorities/society in China? 3. (Briefly) Is the PRC government demonstrating any interest in 1989 pro-democracy activists (who have not been politically active since then)? 4. (Briefly) Are the authorities in Guangzhou city, targeting Christians?

2 May 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Ukraine: 1. Please provide a brief history of the UPA, and the attitude of the current government of Ukraine to those with any association with that organisation. 2. Please provide a brief history of the UNA-UNSO, and the attitude of the current government of Ukraine to those with any association with that organisation. 3. What is known of the "Memorial complex in memory of the victims of the occupational regimes "Prison in Lontskogo" in Lviv and Mr Ruslan Zabily? 4. Is UNA-UNSO known to issue Membership cards. If so, what do they look like? 5. Do you have a description of UNA-UNSO flags, badges or other symbols?

29 April 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Colombia: 1. Please provide information regarding the human rights/security situation in Colombia generally, particularly in reference to extortion, violence and other threats of harm perpetrated by FARC. 2. Please provide information on groups targeted by FARC for harm/extortion/kidnapping etc. 3. Please provide information on the availability of state protection in Colombia against attacks from FARC. Is there a reasonable level of state protection in Colombia against FARC attacks and would protection be denied to people for a Convention reason? 4. Please provide information relevant to internal relocation to avoid the risk from FARC, including information on which parts of Colombia FARC is most/least active. Please also discuss the relative power/influence/presence of FARC in and around Bogota

20 April 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Please provide background information about the Mungiki, including its history, its tribal connections, its objectives, its membership and ways of operating

14 April 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kyrgyzstan: 1. What is the ethnic/race breakdown in Kyrgyzstan and what is the percentage of each group in the total population of Kyrgyzstan? 2. What is the religious breakdown in Kyrgyzstan and what is the percentage of each group in the total population of Kyrgyzstan. 3. What country information is there about discrimination against persons of Russian ethnicity and Russian orthodox religion in Kyrgyzstan, particularly single women or single elderly women? 4. Does the Government and/or its authorities prevent Russian Orthodox practice in any way in Kyrgyzstan? 5. Is there any evidence that Kyrgyz males are harassing and attacking single women in Kyrgyzstan? 6. Is there country information showing that the government and its police or security agencies are not protecting Russian orthodox Russians, particularly women? 7. Is there information to show that extortion, ransom and kidnapping is on the rise in Kyrgyzstan and if so, is there evidence that the government is trying to contain it? 8. When did the overthrow of government occur in Kyrgyzstan? Since the installation of the new government, is there country information to indicate that Russian Orthodox are being discriminated against even more so than prior to its installation? 9. Is there any information that indicates that Russian Orthodox members are safer if living in another part of the country?

7 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide country information of how persons in inter-religious marriages (that is, Sunni and Shiite (Shi'a)) are accepted or not in Iraqi society, particularly in Baghdad. 2. Please provide country information on the profile and public recognition of the Sunni tribal name of "Al Jabweri" and the Shiite tribal name of "Al Shalabi". 3. Please provide country information of violence between Sunni tribal families and Shiite tribal families. 4. Please provide country information of whether government ministries have a higher proportion of Shiite workers compared to Sunni workers and whether Shiites hold more favourable positions than Sunnis in the government ministries. 5. Please provide country information of the extent (if any) of discrimination of Sunni workers in government ministries either by Shiite colleagues or by Shiite bosses, managers or directors. 6. Are there functioning legal mechanisms set up by government which an aggrieved person can call upon as a legal remedy, if she is experiencing discrimination by way of religion? 7. What is the extent of influence and participation of Muqtada Al Sadr and his followers within the current government and what is the extent of their influence in the security and police force in Baghdad? 8. Please provide current country information on the government's ability (or lack thereof) to protect Sunni's against physical attacks in Baghdad

21 February 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Deleted. 2. Please provide information on the situation for people in the Punjab who seek to enter into mixed Sikh-Hindu marriages. 3. Please provide information on procedures for checking passengers departing India by air. 4. Are there procedures for detecting people wanted by the Indian authorities on arrival at, or departure from, Indian airports?

4 February 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Are there any reports of attacks on MDC members or supporters in Harare in 2002 and 2003? 2. Would a low-level male MDC supporter with family connections to the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions be likely to be of interest to the ZANU-PF and in what way, were he to return to Zimbabwe now? 3. Are failed asylum seekers known to be mistreated by authorities on return to Zimbabwe?

14 January 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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