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South Korea: 1. Please send some information on the ability of authorities in South Korea to protect their citizens from criminal acts

10 January 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Please provide information on the Luo ethnic group in Kenya. 2. Is there any information to suggest that Muslim Nubian gangs operate without hindrance in places such as Kisumu? 3. Deleted. 4. What level of police protection is available in Kisumu?

5 January 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: 1. What is the current political/social/religious situation in Bangladesh, in particular for women? 2. If a woman refuses to marry/pray/wear the hijab, what are the consequences in the family and wider community? 3. What happens if a woman refuses to follow Sharia practices, and is known for not 'liking' Sharia? 4. Is the treatment any different for a woman who has subsequently married and is relatively wealthy? 5. How effective/interested are the police and the Rapid Action Battalion in protecting women from religious violence?

23 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Please provide information about separated or divorced women (who are Punjabi Sikhs) in Punjab. In particular, please provide information about such women being driven to suicide, killed or forced to marry again in order to subsist. 2. Please provide information about domestic violence committed on Punjabi Sikh women in Punjab. 3. What government, non-government and religious services and support are there for women suffering from domestic violence in Punjab? 4. What evidence is there that women are burnt or killed by family members of ex-husbands in Punjab? 5. What information is there about Punjabi Sikh family members of divorced or separated women being shamed themselves in Punjab society? 6. What are the Punjabi laws/customs relating to wives owing debts to husbands/former husbands? 7. What are Punjabi laws that prohibit domestic violence, murder or honour killings among family members in Punjab? 8. Please provide information about the ability or willingness of police in Punjab to enforce such laws and protect women who suffer domestic violence or who might make complaints to the police that they might be murdered by their husband or husband's family members. 9. Please provide information about the ability of Punjabi Sikh women moving outside of Punjab, to live in areas other than Punjab.

3 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Indonesia: 1. Do police protect ethnic minorities?

1 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. How do the authorities in Shenyang City in Liaoning Province regard unofficial Christian churches, particularly small groups of up to 8 people? 2. Has there been marked population growth in Shenyang, especially the Hongling area, since 2006? 3. If so, are there any reports of an increase in police interest associated with this growth? 4. Are there any reports of arrests and detention of Christians in Liaoning Province in December 2009? 5. Would authorities issue a summons to a suspected Christian living abroad? 6. Would there be any repercussions for family members including a 10 year old child of the person who is the subject of the writ?

1 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Serbia: 1. Please provide information on the current extent of Serbian Radical Party (SRS) or other extremist presence and impact in Zabalj. Please also include evidence of current elected representatives and to which party they belong. 2. Please provide any information about current police protection from criminal / extremist violence in Zabalj. 3. Please find out whether there is a group in Zabalj called the League of Social Democrats in Vojvodina, and if it or the Democratic Party have a large presence there, and who the leader is

29 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Please provide information about the ability of law enforcement agencies in India and particularly in Punjab to protect citizens in matters relating to honour killings. 2. Please provide information about the ability of Sikhs to move outside of Punjab, and to live in areas other than Punjab. Is there any information that suggests that if one is educated that he/she will find it easier to resettle outside of Punjab?

26 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Republic of Korea: 1. Please provide information about intellectual property law in South Korea. 2. Does Korean defamation law allow for individuals to be charged with defaming public officials or organisations? 3. Would reports of police misconduct be acted on by authorities? 4. Are there reports about corrupt associations between law firms and police, prosecutors and judges in Korea? 5. Deleted. 6. Are there any reports of police using the NSL to target individuals who have been critical of them? 7. Is there any evidence of discrimination in the community of people suspected of having communist sympathies?

23 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. What is the definition of domestic violence in Indian law? 2. Can men, by definition, be subjected to domestic violence, and therefore claim protection though the legal system from domestic violence? 3. What does country information indicate about the prevalence of domestic violence against men in India? 4. Is there information that raises the issue of discrimination against Indian men who have brought shame upon their wives' families? 5. What country information is available concerning false dowry cases being brought against husbands or men in India? 6. Does the information provide the motivation behind such cases: e.g. revenge, retribution, an illegal means of making money? 7. Does the information indicate that a man subjected to serious harm by his wife's family would be unable to seek redress against the perpetrators of the harm he fears through the Indian police and legal system? 8. Does country information indicate that a man who has had a false dowry case brought against him would be unable to seek redress against the perpetrators of the harm he fears through the Indian police and legal system? 9. Is there information available that people would not be able to obtain police protection if they are poor and cannot bribe police?

12 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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