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State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2011 - Papua New Guinea 6 July 2011 \| Publisher: Minority Rights Group International \| Document type: Annual Reports
Afghanistan: Marriage 19 May 2011 \| Publisher: Norway: Landinfo - Country of Origin Information Centre \| Document type: Country Reports
Namibia: Forced marriages, including whether families choose, for a spouse, someone who is a cousin, or uncle; whether polygamy is practiced; state protection available for those who defy traditional customs 10 May 2011 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Afghanistan: Information on polygamous marriages in Afghanistan 27 April 2011 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Côte d'Ivoire: Can a "customary" or "religious" marriage be legally recognised; Is there an authority which verifies the authenticity of traditional or customary marriages; Are polygamous marriages valid? 31 March 2011 \| Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre \| Document type: Query Responses
Azerbaijan: Information about the village of Murselli, including information about arranged marriages, domestic violence, honour crimes, polygamy and attitude toward divorce; gender preferences for children; and the religion practised by a majority of the inhabitants of Murselli (1994-2010) 7 December 2010 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Azerbaïdjan : information sur le village de Murselli, y compris sur les mariages arrangés, la violence conjugale, les crimes d'honneur, la polygamie et l'attitude face au divorce; les préférences quant au sexe de la descendance et la religion pratiquée par la majorité des habitants de Murselli (1994-2010) 7 December 2010 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Zambia: 1. Please provide background and demographic information on the ethnic composition of Zambia and in particular the Tonga speaking people. Please include where they come from, what is their level of adherence to their traditional beliefs, and what is their relationship and standing within the modern Zambian community. 2. Please provide information on the customs and traditions associated with the death customs of the Tonga speaking people of Zambia. 3. Please advise the status of, the extent of and the legality of polygamy in Zambia. 4. Please provide some background information on Chief Hamusonde's chiefdom in the Monze District of southern Zambia. For example, what is it and how does it relate to other chiefdoms and Zambia generally? 5. Deleted. 6. Deleted. 7. Please provide information on the "cleansing ritual", the "naming ritual" and the "property grabbing" (presumably distribution of deceased estates) in Zambia. 8. Please provide information on local laws regarding "cleansing rituals", including whether the law permits it and whether the law requires condoms be used during such rituals. 9. Please discuss whether there are songs played on radio and television in Zambia regarding "unclean widows" called "Muka-mfwilwa", and how they warn men to stay away from them and how it encourages women to go back to their in-laws and be cleansed. 10. Please provide information on "widowed women in Zambia" as a possible particular social group. 11. Please provide information on the treatment of women and especially widows in the Tonga speaking ethnic group in Zambia. 12. Please provide information on the existence and activities of the women's lobby group in Lusaka. 13. Please provide general information on the effectiveness of police and state protection, and the extent of corruption in Zambia, particularly in respect to the protection of widowed or single women 24 November 2010 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Polygamy Promoted to Tackle Plight of Anbar's Women 23 September 2010 \| Publisher: Institute for War and Peace Reporting \| Document type: Country News
Polygamy "Normal" in Tajikistan 27 August 2010 \| Publisher: Institute for War and Peace Reporting \| Document type: Country News

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