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Bangladesh: 1. Please provide recent information on the treatment of non-Muslims in Bangladesh and specifically in Dhaka. 2. Please provide information on the treatment of Muslim converts to Christianity in Bangladesh (and particularly in Dhaka) and any reports of mistreatment and violence by the community and Muslim groups. 3. Please provide information on the availability of state protection for Muslim converts to Christianity and particularly for female converts. 4. Please advise on the possibilities of relocation for women in Bangladesh and whether there are any social, legal or religious factors that may impede relocation. 5. Deleted. 6. Deleted.

19 February 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Indonesia: 1. Please advise what avenues for assistance are open to a female victim of domestic violence in Indonesia i.e. women's shelters, NGO and government agencies, etc? What processes would need to be followed in order to gain that assistance? 2. What access do female victims of domestic violence in Indonesia have to state protection i.e. police and jurisdictional protection? What are the processes involved in accessing that protection? 3. Are women able to initiate divorce in Indonesia? If so, what is the process?

18 February 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide an update on the situation for women in Zimbabwe generally, and indicate whether there is any information specifically on the treatment of single mothers and single mothers without male family protection in particular.

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

Zimbabwe: 1. Can a woman be forced into marriage with her brother-in-law when her sister has died? 2. Are the following factors likely to make a difference: if the brother-in-law has AIDS; if the brother-in-law is known to be abusive; if the woman is educated and/or independently wealthy; if the woman has been living overseas? 3. Could a woman receive assistance from the authorities if she does not wish to remarry in these circumstances? 4. What is ZANU-PF?

14 January 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. What is the current status of the joint MDC-ZANU-PF coalition government? 2. Has the treatment of MDC members changed in 2009? Are members liable to arrest, detention or other harassment as a result of their activities? 3. Do the police investigate complaints of sexual assault or rape? 4. What is the regime's attitude towards failed asylum seekers from Australia or other Western countries?

5 January 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Ethiopia: 1. Are there any agencies which place Ethiopian women into domestic situations in Saudi Arabia? 2. What work opportunities exist for single mature women in Ethiopia?

20 August 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: What is the position for women in Iraq (whether they suffer discrimination or worse)? Please also provide a brief update on country conditions including general information on living conditions and human rights and, in particular, information on the current military situation. Please provide extracts from the usual sources and a couple of media reports on the military/insurgency situations

14 July 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. Is there any general information on tang-yang-xi and their situation in PRC particularly in relation to their rights? 2. Is there any general information about the Women's Federation? 3. Is there any information about the "women's movement" in PRC but particularly in Fuqing or Fujian province? 4. What is the government's attitude (both national and provincial) to the "women's movement"?

2 February 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. Please provide brief information on village committees in relation to family planning activities and whether committee members are paid and if so how much? 2. How do women's organisations inter-relate with village committees in connection with family planning?

28 January 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. Please supply some information about local family planning policies in Fuqing. 2. Is there any information available about "Women's Associations", their role in implementing family planning policy and their relationship to Family Planning Committees in Fujian Province? 3. Are un-sterilised women required to have medical check ups? 4. Is there any information suggesting that coercive family planning practices (ie. forced abortion / sterilisation) have been implemented in the Fuqing area in recent times?

3 November 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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