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Query responses are replies to focused queries or requests for Information that are submitted in the course of the refugee status determination process.
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Pakistan: Treatment of infertile couples by society; legality of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the use of sperm donors (2011-January 2014)

10 February 2014 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan : information sur le traitement que réserve la société aux couples infertiles; information sur la légalité de la fécondation in vitro (FIV) et du recours aux donneurs de sperme (2011-janvier 2014)

10 February 2014 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: Information on whether homosexuals are openly at risk of police brutality and arbitrary arrest? What is the attitude of the Zimbabwean Government/Agencies of the State (Police etc) towards those who are homosexual?

5 September 2012 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Colombia: 1. Please provide information relating to the risk of harm in Colombia, particularly in Cali, for (a) homosexuals generally, (b) gay rights activists, and (c) human rights activists generally. In doing so, please comment on the main groups that target such persons for harm. 2. Please provide information relating to the availability of state protection for each of the following groups. 3. Please provide information relating to the capacity of a person to relocate from Cali to another part of Colombia to avoid persecution of the type discussed in question 1. 4. Please provide information relating to the Liberal Party, particularly in relation to Cali during the period June 2009 - December 2010, including whether it was in power during this period and who its main leaders/figures were. Please also provide information relating to the relevant divisions of the Party relating to human rights and sexual diversity. 5. Please provide information relating to Senator Piedad Cordoba, described as a prominent proponent of gay rights, particularly during the period June 2009 - December 2010. 6. Please provide information relating to each of the followeing individuals/groups: (a) Partido Rosa (Pink Party) which is possibly linked to the Green Party; (b) deleted; (c) Ricardo Montenegro (or perhaps Ricardo Montenegro-Vasquez), described as a prominent gay rights activist who was also the director of Piedad Cordoba and a former candidate himself; (d) Pedro Santamaria, who ran a transsexual rights organisations called Santamaria; and (e) a transsexual rights activist known as 'La Madre' from Jamundi (just outside Cali)

31 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Please provide an update on relocating to New Delhi, and the general acceptance of gay men there. 2. Please provide information on MASI/HIJDA/Hijra and their interplay (if any) with gay communities. 3. Please provide information on relocating to Bangalore for someone who has IT qualifications.

20 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Sri Lanka: Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services

13 January 2012 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Hongrie : information sur les cas signalés de stérilisation forcée de femmes (2000-2011)

4 November 2011 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Hungary: Reports of the forced sterilization of women (2000-2011)

4 November 2011 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Mexico: Information on the supreme court rulings regarding same-sex marriage, including societal attitudes

1 September 2011 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Colombia: 1. Please provide information on the extent to which women face discrimination in relation to matters such as employment. 2. To what extent does the state provide protection against discrimination on grounds such as gender? 3. To what extent does the state provide protection against sexual assault? 4. What support services are available to victims of sexual assault, in Medellin in particular? 5. What is the current situation in Medellin with regard to violent crime such as kidnappings, killings and gang-related violence? 6. Are there any reports of people who have been overseas being targeted for crime?

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

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