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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Fiji Islands : Indo-Fijians

2008 | Publisher: Minority Rights Group International | Document type: Country Reports

Fiji: 1. What is the current situation for ethnic Fijian Indians in Fiji? 2. In particular if they are members of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP)? 3. How effective is state protection in Fiji for ethnic Fijian Indians against non state agents? 4. What is the situation for female ethnic Fijian Indians in particular? 5. Whether the situation would be the same throughout Fiji or whether relocation an issue?

17 July 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Malaysia: 1. Please provide information on the treatment of Hindu/Indians in Malaysia. 2. Please provide any reports of Indian/Hindus not receiving state protection. 3. Please provide any reports of interference in the police by politicians. 4. Please provide any reports of instances of forced conversion to Islam. 5. Please provide information on torture in Malaysia. 6. What is the legal status of religious freedom in Malaysia?

7 March 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Fiji: 1. Is it a common cultural practice for couples in arranged marriages to see each other first before the respective families traditionally seal the marriage? 2. What is the significance of a legal wedding vis-à-vis a traditional Nikah wedding in the Indo Fijian Muslim context? 3. Is the traditional Nikah wedding always conducted at the girl's place ? following the custom that the boy should permanently take the girl from her place to his? 4. Is it likely for the engagement to take place in Fiji and the wedding in Australia away from the bride's family? 5. Is it likely the wedding to take place at a relative's house away from the girl's family? 6. Is it usual, in the absence of any compelling or case specific reasons, for an Indo Fijian Muslim woman who has never married before to marry a man who was previously divorced?

27 November 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

South Africa: Is there any evidence to support claims that Indians are ill-treated by "black" South Africans merely on the basis of their Indian ethnicity?

9 March 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Malaysia: 1. What steps have the Malaysian authorities taken to protect the rights or safety of ethnic minorities? 2. What steps have the Malaysian authorities taken to protect the rights or safety of ethnic Indians? 3. Is there any evidence of the authorities denying protection to ethnic minorities? 4. Is there any evidence of the authorities or of the police favouring ethnic Malays? 5. How are mixed marriages viewed by the community/society? 6. How are mixed marriages viewed by the government?

3 November 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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