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Widows, Land and Power 19 March 2018 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
Gabon: The practice of levirate, including the regions in Gabon where this tradition is widespread; the ethnic groups that practise it and the relevant legislation; the consequences for a widow who refuses levirate; recourse and protection available, including police intervention (2013-December 2015) 16 December 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Gabon : information sur la pratique du lévirat, y compris sur les régions du Gabon où cette tradition serait répandue, les groupes ethniques qui la pratiquent et les lois qui s'y rapportent; information sur les conséquences pour une veuve qui refuse de se plier au lévirat, les recours qui sont à sa disposition et la protection qui lui est offerte, y compris l'intervention de la police (2013-décembre 2015) 16 December 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence 14 December 2015 \| Publisher: UN General Assembly \| Document type: Country Reports
Tajikistan's Migrant "Widows" 22 May 2015 \| Publisher: Institute for War and Peace Reporting \| Document type: Country News
AB (Malawi) 21 April 2015 \| Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Forced marriage - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Refugee / Asylum law - Threats / Intimidation - Widowed persons \| Countries: Malawi - New Zealand
Widows' eviction highlights need to abolish Tanzania's discriminatory laws, UN experts say 1 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Cameroon: The practice of levirate marriage, including the regions of Cameroon where this tradition is widespread and the ethnic groups that practice it; the consequences if a widow refuses to take part in this practice, recourse and protection available, including police intervention in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (June 2013-December 2014) 23 December 2014 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Cameroun : information sur la pratique du lévirat, y compris les régions du Cameroun où cette tradition est répandue et les groupes ethniques qui la pratiquent; information sur les conséquences du refus pour une veuve de prendre part à cette pratique, les recours qui sont à sa disposition et la protection qui lui est offerte, y compris l'intervention de la police dans les villes de Douala et de Yaoundé (juin 2013-décembre 2014) 23 December 2014 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Burkina Faso: The practice of levirate, including frequency and how long to wait after the death before levirate can be practised; the possibility of refusal by the deceased man's brother, including legal avenues available to him (2013-July 2014) 10 July 2014 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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