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Query Responses

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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Niger: Excision practised by the Songhai; whether an adult woman married to a man from that tribe must be excised before marriage, and the consequences of her refusal; whether an educated adult woman can live alone; and the protection offered to a woman whose father wants to force her into a marriage for which she has to be excised

8 December 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Niger : l'excision chez les Songhaï; information indiquant si une femme adulte mariée à un homme de cette tribu doit se faire exciser avant le mariage; les conséquences de refuser; information indiquant si une femme adulte éduquée peut vivre seule; et information sur la protection offerte à une femme contre son père qui veut la forcer à contracter un mariage pour lequel elle devra subir l'excision

8 December 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: Current information on the practice of female genital mutilation; state protection available to those being targeted and ethnic groups in which it is prevalent (June 2001 - October 2003)

27 November 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: The Ukwuani ethnic group and the annual Osunsukwa festival, which involves female genital mutilation

5 September 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Benin: Current legislation respecting genital mutilation in Benin; compliance with this legislation; recourses available to a mother who wants to prevent her in-laws from performing genital mutilation on her daughter

1 August 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Uganda: Female genital mutilation (FGM) as a cultural practice among the Ankole [Ankore] tribe

14 July 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Tanzania: Update to TZA34272.E of 8 May 2000 on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania and available state protection

11 July 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Burkina Faso: Excision and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Burkina Faso, in particular among the Gourmantché; measures taken by the authorities to discourage these practices; the customary age at which excision is practised

5 May 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Burkina Faso : excision et mutilations des organes génitaux de la femme (MGF) au Burkina Faso, notamment chez les Gourmantchés; mesures prises par les autorités pour décourager ces pratiques et, le cas échéant, l'âge auquel se pratique l'excision habituellement

5 May 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

South Africa: Reports on female genital mutilation (FGM) and or female circumcision; where practised (urban and/or rural areas); the tribes, religions and cultures that practise it, whether it is legal or not; the government's position and availability of state protection

14 March 2003 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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