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RRT Case No. 0903571

7 October 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Sikh | Countries: Australia - India

India: 1. Please give me relevant information about Dera Sacha Sauda and practices followed by its adherents. Please also give me any information about its founder. 2. Is there any information about incidents of social unrest involving Dera Sacha Sauda in May 2007, particularly in the town of Jalandhar? 3. Is there information about clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda and the Sikh Youth Federation? 4. Is there information about the authorities in Punjab failing to protect adherents of Dera Sacha Sauda from attacks or about those authorities taking volunteers of the organisation into custody and torturing them?

28 May 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Inde : information sur la fédération indienne des étudiants sikhs (All India Sikh Student Federation - AISSF), y compris ses objectifs, ses activités et ses liens avec la fédération internationale de la jeunesse sikhe (International Sikh Youth Federation - ISYF) (avril 2006 - mars 2009)

16 April 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

India: The All India Sikh Student Federation (AISSF), including its objectives and activities, and its relationship with the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) (April 2006 - March 2009)

16 April 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

India: Whether members of the Akali Dal (Mann) / Akali Dal (Amritsar) party are harrassed and arrested for participating in party gatherings, for publicly complaining about the treatment of Sikhs by Indian authorities or for calling for the creation of Khalistan (separate homeland for Sikhs); whether police regard members of the Akali Dal (Mann) party with suspicion and monitor them for signs of any links with terrorism (2005 - March 2009)

14 April 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Inde : information indiquant si les membres du parti Akali Dal (Mann) / Akali Dal (Amritsar) sont victimes de harcèlement et arrêtés parce qu'ils participent à des rassemblements du parti, se plaignent publiquement du traitement réservé aux sikhs par les autorités indiennes ou revendiquent la création du Khalistan (pays distinct pour les sikhs); si la police considère avec suspicion les membres du parti Akali Dal (Mann) et les surveille pour découvrir s'ils sont impliqués dans le terrorisme ou le soutiennent (2005-mars 2009)

14 April 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Please provide information on the history, aims and structure of the Samajwadi Party. 2. Please provide any relevant information on the Labra Khuna terrorist group (Maowadi group) and the scope of its activities. Does the group operate in Punjab State, Haryana, or states with Sikh communities? 3. Please provide information on the level of police or military protection available to persons threatened by extremist groups in Uttar Pradesh

9 April 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

BRGAE of 2006 v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

1 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Punjabis - Sikh - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - India

India: 1. Are there any legal restrictions which would prevent Sikh residents of Jammu and Kashmir relocating to the large Sikh communities which reside in India's Punjab state? 2. Does it remain the case that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) govern Punjab state as coalition partners? 3. What information is available on the level of security in Punjab state for Sikhs who support the BJP? 4. Please provide a brief background on the political situation of resident Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities in Jammu and Kashmir. 5. Please provide a brief background on Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and reports of any recent LeT attacks in Jammu (noting especially any attacks against Sikh communities and/or BJP supporters). 6. Is there any information to indicate that Sikhs face discrimination in terms of employment in Jammu and Kashmir? 7. Please provide a brief background on the National Conference Party (NC) and the Democratic Party (PDP); have either of these parties supported the activities of militant Muslim separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir? 8. Please provide a brief background on the result of the recent Jammu and Kashmir state elections and the new Jammu and Kashmir state government. 9. Are there any reports of an incident where the state government transferred ownership of a tract of land owned by the Amar Nath Hindu temple to Muslims, with protests by Sikhs and Hindus resulting in the decision being reversed?

25 March 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Surinder Kaur v. Canada

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18 November 2008 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Sikh | Countries: Canada - India

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