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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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Malaysia: 1. What are the attitudes towards domestic violence (DV) by the Government of Malaysia? 2. What (if any) women's refuges exist for victims of DV? 3. What assistance might a woman expect from police with respect to death threats by her husband and son?

12 June 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: 1. Do Igbos in Nigeria believe in witchcraft? 2. Are there any reports of suspected witches being harmed in Anambra State? If so, by whom and in what ways? 3. Are there any reports of men in Nigeria being suspected of being witches? 4. What is the level of state protection for those suspected of being witches (and harmed or threatened by non-state actors)?

1 June 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Colombia: 1. Please provide background info on the PDA and on Colombian elections generally, with particular reference to key events in 2009 - 2012 in the area of Bogota. 2. Please provide info on (a) Eduardo Gomez Serrano and (b) PDA Presidential candidate Carlos Gaviria with reference to key events in 2009 - 2012. Please also provide detailed information regarding key events in the period January - August 2009. 3. Please provide information on whether PDA supporters and members have been targeted for serious harm in Colombia in the past five years. 4. Please provide information relating to the availability of state protection for PDA supporters or members who are harmed due to political activities.

24 May 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Greece: 1. Please provide information on the type and level of state protection available to women against domestic violence in Greece. What branches of government, specific government departments, institutions and organisations provide assistance to female victims of family violence? 2. What specific laws and policies are in place to protect women against family violence? 3. Is police protection withheld from women because of their gender? 4. Has the level of protection available to women been affected by Greek's economic downturn? 5. Does the child of a Syrian national have a legally enforceable right to enter and reside in Syria? Does a child of a female Syrian citizen have the right to Syrian citizenship or permanent residency under Syrian law? 6. Does Greek law allow for dual citizenship?

1 May 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Jordan: 1. Please provide information on the treatment of people of Palestinian origin. 2. Are there remedies or protection available to people who face discrimination based on their national origin? 3. Please provide any available information on whether people of Palestinian origin are able to obtain state protection or face any discrimination in this regard. 4. Please provide information on current attitudes in Jordan towards relationships prior to marriage. 5. What is the procedure in Jordan for a valid marriage? 6. What is the procedure for a valid divorce? 7. Please provide information on the prevalence of "honour" killings or crimes in Jordan, particularly in relation to the targeting of men. 8. To what extent do the Jordanian authorities provide protection against such crimes?

5 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Do the Nai Sikh, Rai Sikh, and Jatt Sikh castes exist? If so, please provide general information on each, including whether Nai Sikh and Rai Sikh are ever described as being Backward Classes or Other Backward Classes? 2. Is there such a document as Punjab Government's letter No.1/88/93 RC-1/1016 dated 2.2.94? 3. Are people targeted in Faridkot, Punjab, for marrying outside their caste? Please provide current information. 4. Could an educated couple in an inter-caste marriage relocate from the Punjab to another part of India? 5. Are there systems in place that would enable a policeman from the Punjab to be able to trace family members anywhere in India?

4 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

El Salvador: 1. Can you provide current information about the street gangs in El Salvador? 2. What efforts have the police and the government made to protect citizens from these threats and violence? 3. Do the gangs operate throughout El Salvador or are there cities other than San Salvador not affected by gang violence?

2 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide information on the situation for young women living alone, particularly in Harare. 2. To what extent do the authorities provide protection to young women living alone, particularly in Harare?

27 March 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide information on the situation for young women living alone, particularly in Harare. 2. To what extent do the authorities provide protection to young women living alone, particularly in Harare?

27 March 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Netherlands: 1. Please provide information on the size and distribution of the Tigrinyan community in the Netherlands. 2. Please provide any available information on the prevalence of domestic violence in the Tigrinyan community. 3. Please provide information on attitudes towards single mothers in the Tigrinyan community. 4. What protection do the Dutch authorities provide to women who face domestic violence? 5. Are there any programs providing protection and support to women from ethnic minority groups such as the Tigrinyan community in the Netherlands?

23 March 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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