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Bangladesh: 1. What is the current political/social/religious situation in Bangladesh, in particular for women? 2. If a woman refuses to marry/pray/wear the hijab, what are the consequences in the family and wider community? 3. What happens if a woman refuses to follow Sharia practices, and is known for not 'liking' Sharia? 4. Is the treatment any different for a woman who has subsequently married and is relatively wealthy? 5. How effective/interested are the police and the Rapid Action Battalion in protecting women from religious violence?

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

Lebanon: 1. Please provide some general background on the Future Movement and its role in the current Lebanese government. 2. Are any particular groups at risk of harm from pro-Syrian groups currently active in Lebanon, particularly in northern Lebanon? 3. Is state protection available for a Sunni Muslim belonging to the Future Movement?

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

Serbia: 1. Please provide information on the current extent of Serbian Radical Party (SRS) or other extremist presence and impact in Zabalj. Please also include evidence of current elected representatives and to which party they belong. 2. Please provide any information about current police protection from criminal / extremist violence in Zabalj. 3. Please find out whether there is a group in Zabalj called the League of Social Democrats in Vojvodina, and if it or the Democratic Party have a large presence there, and who the leader is

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

South Africa: 1. Please provide detailed information on the structure, organisation and effectiveness of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other law enforcement bodies. Please include information on bodies or organisations with responsibility to oversee or hold the police accountable, as well as South Africa's judicial system. 2. Please provide detailed information on measures adopted by the South African authorities to combat family violence and protect victims. 3. Please provide detailed information on whether protection is available to all South Africans, regardless of their race, gender or HIV status. 4. Please provide detailed information on the level of public and private care and on-going treatment available to people with positive HIV status both in rural and urban centres, particularly in Cape Town. Please include information on recent changes in the attitude of the South African government towards HIV sufferers. 5. Please provide detailed information on the attitude of South Africans towards those with positive HIV status. Is there any evidence to suggest those sufferers are subjected to serious harm? 6. Please provide detailed information on xenophobic attacks on South Asians, particularly Indians, and Pakistanis, in South Africa. Please include information on the government's response and whether attacks, if any, have been geographically confined

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

Republic of Korea: 1. Please provide information about intellectual property law in South Korea. 2. Does Korean defamation law allow for individuals to be charged with defaming public officials or organisations? 3. Would reports of police misconduct be acted on by authorities? 4. Are there reports about corrupt associations between law firms and police, prosecutors and judges in Korea? 5. Deleted. 6. Are there any reports of police using the NSL to target individuals who have been critical of them? 7. Is there any evidence of discrimination in the community of people suspected of having communist sympathies?

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

Serbia: 1. Please provide any relevant background information on: Kosovo; the Kosovar town of Kosovska Mitrovica; and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. 2. Is there any evidence of attacks by Serbs against Serbs who worked in Kosovo prior to the Kosovo war or were accused of being (Kosovar) Albanian collaborators? 3. Please provide information on state protection of victims of criminal or political attacks, including if possible, information on victims who are accused of being Albanian collaborators. 4. Please provide figures on numbers of Albanians living in Serbia

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

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide current information of the treatment of white Christians in Harare, and especially in Dinolli, and information on whether there has been a change in the treatment between 2000 and the present. 2. Deleted. 3. Please provide information on which organisation administers the refugee visa regime in South Africa, and in particular in Durban. Can you provide any information on what the procedure is for applying for refugee status in South Africa?

28 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

Ethiopia: 1. Are Amharas discriminated against in Ethiopia? 2. How are failed asylum seekers treated in Ethiopia? 3. What is the situation with supporters of the Ginbot 7 and the CUD at present?

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

Sierra Leone: 1. What is the situation for Fulas in Sierra Leone? Are they discriminated against and/or treated as foreigners because they are regarded as Guineans rather than as Sierra Leonese? Do they face discrimination in employment, education etc and/or possible persecution from the APC government because they are not traditional supporters of the APC? Are Fulas likely to be regarded as anti-government on account of their ethnicity? 2. What is the situation for high profile human rights activists? Is it common for high profile activists to be interviewed, assaulted and or detained by the authorities? Is such a person likely to be targeted and/or harmed by APC supporters for speaking out about government policies? 3. What is the relationship between the AFRC and the APC? Following the 1997 elections, were people who opposed the AFRC arrested and detained? Do opponents of the AFRC continue to face possible harm? 4. Were there outbreaks of violence between members of political parties (SLPP and APC) during the 2007 elections? Were some people prevented from voting? 5. Would a person who is an advocate against drugs, face possible harm from drug dealers (non-State actors)? 6. What is the level of state protection provided? Does the possibility of being regarded as anti-government affect the level of protection a person may receive? 7. What are the possibilities for relocation for a person who is a Fula and/or has established a high profile in Freetown as a human rights or youth advocate?

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

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