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Poland: 1. Please provide an analysis of the rights of gays and lesbians in Poland and their ability to express their sexuality freely. 2. Please provide an analysis of the treatment of gay men in Poland by private actors. 3. Please provide an analysis of the availability of state protection for gay men in Poland. 4. Please provide similar analyses with respect to the United Kingdom, which identifies any relevant differences amongst the four countries of the state, and Poland

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

Indonesia: 1. What is the current legal status of lesbians in Indonesia? 2. What is the level of tolerance shown to lesbians in Indonesia generally, and in Jakarta, Bogor and Depok in particular? 3. Are there any recent reports on attacks on homosexuals in general and on lesbians in particular? 4. What are the levels of family violence against lesbians? 5. What is the attitude of the authorities towards lesbians and levels of state protection provided?

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

Kenya: 1. Please provide background information on the bisexual and homosexual community in Kenya, including estimates of proportion / population. 2. Deleted. 3. Please provide information on the current laws on bisexuality and homosexuality in Kenya, including whether it is illegal to be bisexual or homosexual and the penalty for conviction of an offence under the relevant laws. Please also include information on the enforcement of the laws by the relevant authorities. 4. Please provide information on treatment of, and attitude toward, homosexuals by general society in Kenya, including traditional attitudes. 5. Please provide information on whether there is mob-violence whereby groups of the public attack bisexuals or homosexuals. 6. Please provide information on the treatment of homosexuals and bisexuals by the state authorities, particularly the police, in Kenya. 7. Please provide information on the protection of, and support services for, homosexuals and bisexuals in Kenya. 8. Please provide information on whether there are any areas within Kenya where the treatment of homosexuals or bisexuals is more tolerant (with a view to the reasonableness of relocation to such an area).

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

Ghana: 1. Where are Gbawe and Atiko Junction? 2. Deleted. 3. Are there any places for socialising for homosexuals in Accra or the above places? 4. If homosexuality is "outlawed" in Ghana, to what extent is it pursued by the authorities? 5. What organisations represent or are involved with the homosexual community? 6. Is police protection available for people who are assaulted even if they are homosexual?

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

RRT Case No. 1004169

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Domestic violence - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Mongolia

Egypt: 1. Are there any reports of the arrest of 10 men, either a human rights or gay rights group, in February 2006 in Cairo or El Arish? 2. Does the Coptic Christian church deny gay men the right to worship?

27 August 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Albania: 1. Please provide current information on the extent to which gay men in Albania are at risk of violence or other forms of serious harm. 2. Please provide current information on whether the police provide protection to gay men, and if not, whether the reason for this failure of State protection is the police attitude towards gay men or alternatively a lack of resources. 3. Please provide current information on whether there are areas in Albania where a gay man could relocate to remove the risk of serious harm and/or obtain police protection.

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

RRT Case No. 1003995

7 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Death penalty - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Sharia law - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

RRT Case No. 1000978

18 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Prosecution vs persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

Fiji: 1. Please provide an update, focussing on a) level of societal discrimination against lesbians in Fiji, especially Indian Hindus; b) official discrimination against lesbians; and c) access to police protection for lesbians.

26 May 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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