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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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Ghana: 1. Please provide information on Female Genital Mutilation in Ghana. 2. Please provide information on the trafficking of young women in Ghana. 3. Please provide information on the exploitation of young women by employers in Ghana

31 May 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Ghana: 1. Is there any information on the village of Sefwi Bekwai? 2. How prevalent is female circumcision in Ghana? 3. Please provide any relevant information on this practice. 4. Is there a Muslim population in Ghana? Where is this population geographically located? 5. Is there any information on arranged marriages between Muslim men and young non Muslim women from remote or rural areas of Ghana? 6. What protection would be available to women if they complain to state authorities about forced marriage and forced circumcision? 7. What is the level of corruption in the police? 8. What is the level of corruption in the judicial system? 9. Is it feasible for a young girl to relocate to Accra or any large town area without the support of family members? 10. Are there any services available to assist young women in these circumstances?

3 May 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Nigéria : conséquences pour les parents qui n'acceptent pas que leurs filles subissent la mutilation génitale féminine (MGF); cas de femmes, de filles ou de fillettes enlevées et forcées de subir une MGF; intervention des autorités en cas de plainte; voies de droit

30 October 2006 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Ghana: Practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and state protection available to those being targeted (2004-2006)

12 October 2006 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Republic of the Congo: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), particularly whether a woman can be forced to undergo FGM against her will and that of her parents; the consequences of refusing to undergo FGM; the possibility of filing a complaint and state protection available (June 2006)

26 June 2006 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Namibia: Existence of female genital mutilation (FGM) and, if so, the prevalence of this practice, the time and among which ethnic groups it is performed, the availability of protection for women who refuse to have this practice performed and the possibility of Internal Flight Alternative (IFA) (1995 - September 2005)

29 September 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Uganda: 1. Can you provide information on the Sebei - in particular. cultural practices? 2. Can you also provide information on the legal position in Uganda vis-à-vis female circumcision and forced marriage? 3. Can you provide information on services/assistance available to women in Uganda who fear forced marriage to a man of Sebei ethnicity or are required to undergo female circumcision?

27 May 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Cameroon: Female genital mutilation (FGM), including the prevalence of this practice and the ethnic groups most affected; laws on FGM; and state protection (2002 - May 2005)

25 May 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Cameroun : information sur les mutilations génitales des femmes (MGF), notamment sur la fréquence de cette pratique et les groupes ethniques les plus touchés; lois en la matière et protection offerte par l'État (2002 - mai 2005)

25 May 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Gambia: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), including the ethnic groups among which the practice is prevalent; the existence of any law banning the practice; attitudes of government authorities toward the practice; state protection available to victims and to people who oppose the practice (April 2005)

19 April 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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