Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

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Côte d'Ivoire: Update to CIV35296.E of 15 September 2000 on state protection available to women facing forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM); organizations that assist women in these areas 15 November 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Cameroon: Female genital mutilation (FGM) including its prevalence; parts of the country where it is practised; whether those who speak against FGM encounter problems (violent or otherwise), and the position of the government towards FGM 23 October 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya : projet Appui aux initiatives pour l'abandon des mutilations génitales féminines (Promotion of Initiatives to Overcome Female Genital Mutilation) et information indiquant s'il existe d'autres projets semblables 18 October 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: The Promotion of Initiatives to Overcome Female Genital Mutilation and whether there are other similar projects 18 October 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Cameroun : les chefferies et la sorcellerie chez les Bamiléké, y compris le rituel, l'ordre de succession au chef, la scarification, les peintures, les danses, les masques, les traditions et les symboles; le mode de sélection des esclaves, de serviteurs et des épouses des chefs; l'excision des femmes adultes dans le cadre de ces rituels; information sur l'attitude de l'État et sur la nature de la protection offerte aux personnes qui refusent de succéder ou de participer (2000-2002) 7 August 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Guinea: Practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Malinke tribe; extent of mutilation (excision, or lesser extent); age at which the practice is performed; whether it is possible that a woman who has undergone FGM to a lesser extent as a child would be forced to undergo more drastic FGM before marriage 6 August 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Liberia: Information about the initiation rites of the Sande secret society, and prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among the Bassa of Liberia, including age at which initiation into the Sande secret society and FGM are performed; any state condemnation of the practice and whether state protection is available to women or female children who refuse to be subjected to this practice 18 March 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Kenya: Munguki cult including founding date, membership cards, location, tribal affiliation, agenda and beliefs, position of FGM, and how it is perceived by Kenyan authorities 11 February 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Guinea: Update to GIN26177.F of 10 February 1997 on the practice of female genital mutilation in Guinea, specifically among the Peuhl; state protection available and its effectiveness (2004) 14 January 2002 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Nigeria: Correction to NGA35426.E of 3 November 2000 as to whether a Muslim man, of the Itsekiri ethnic group could force his wife to submit to female genital mutilation (FGM) 21 November 2001 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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