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Egypt: 1. Is there any evidence that state protection is withheld by the Egyptian police or other authorities for Coptic Christians, especially those living in the Upper Volta area in Egypt?

18 August 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: 1. Are there any reports of ritualised killings/murder in Enugu state, Nigeria? If so, who carries out the practice and for what reason(s)? Are there any reports of village councils and/or village kings ("igwe") implicated in such practices? 2. Is there any information about Christians, or Christian groups being discriminated against or harmed by people who practice "black magic" / "juju"? in Enugu State? 3. Do the police or authorities investigate ritual killings (or violence associated with traditional practices)? Is there state protection for those who fear being a victim of such harm?

4 May 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Ethiopia: 1. Please provide information on the policies of the Kinijit (also known as the Coalition for Unity and Democracy or CUD) in relation to housing, youth, education, health and employment. 2. Please provide information on the current leadership group and / or high profile members of the Kinijit (or CUD). 3. Is there evidence of government instigated conflict between Tigrayans and other ethnic groups in Ethiopia? 4. What sort of activities did pro-CUD agitators engage in during the campaign or lead up to the April 2005 elections? 5. Are there reports of demonstrations being held in Addis Ababa in June 2005 and October 2005? If so, what types of people were arrested or held? 6. Please provide information on the Zeway Concentration Camp, including its location, its size/layout/divisions, any other identifying features, what it is used for, and whether demonstrators arrested in October 2005 were held there. Please provide photographs of the camp if available. 7. What is the location of the 4th Division Police Station in Addis Ababa? Does it have a jail on site or nearby?

14 April 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 0806712

18 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Dera Sacha Sauda - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Police - Political parties - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - India

RRT Case No. 0900037

27 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Corruption - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Police | Countries: Australia - Montenegro

Philippines: 1. Please provide any relevant information about the purported murder of Victor Gardose. Did it take place on 27 December 2006 at the annual fiesta? 2. If so, has anyone been arrested and tried for his murder? 3. Are there any reports of witnesses of the killing being threatened or harmed? 4. Please provide any information about the motivation for the killing(s), including any information about the suspected involvement of an ex-Mayor called Exmundo. 5. Please provide an update on state protection in the Philippines, including the level of police protection, and whether or not witnesses of violent crimes/political assassinations would be adequately protected

7 January 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

South Africa: 1. Please provide an update on the crime rate in South Africa in general, and Durban in particular, including the incidence of rape. 2. Please provide any evidence of whites, and in particular white women, being specifically targeted for violent crime. 3. Please provide a brief overview of the status of white women in South Africa. Is there any evidence of single mothers facing discrimination? 4. Please provide an update on the level of police corruption

9 December 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

South Africa: 1. Is there any evidence that agents of the Cameroon government or security authorities are active in other African countries; and/or that they would pursue opposition activists to other African countries? 2. Is there any evidence of discrimination or violence against non-South African blacks including refugees in Plettenberg Bay? 3. Is there any evidence that RSA police have been involved in racist/xenophobic violence directed against refugees or non-South African blacks anywhere in RSA?

3 December 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please provide information on PML(Q): its constitution, structure and Presidents since 2003. 2. Please provide information on harassment of PML(Q) members in Lahore at the hands of the PPP since 2005, including the election in 2005, the intervening period when Musharraf and PML(Q) were in power and recent elections to date. 3. If harassment is reported, please advise if there is a profile of those harassed, such as leaders etc. 4. Please advise whether any PML(Q) politicians were successful in the recent elections and whether they have faced any difficulties. 5. Please advise if there are links between the police and PPP since 2005 which would affect protection for activists of the PML(Q) or its youth wing now or since 2005.

22 October 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Ethiopia: 1. Please provide a briefing about Pentecostal Christians in Ethiopia: i.e. what does it mean to be a 'Pentecostal Christian' in Ethiopia? 2.What percentage of the population do ‘Pentecostal Christians' in Ethiopia constitute? 3. Is there any evidence that ‘Pentecostal Christians' are discriminated against? 4. Does inter-religious marriage (ie between Muslims and Pentecostal Christians) occur? 5. If it occurs, is the female (Christian) expected to convert to Islam? 6. Please provide any information about Christian women married to Muslim men facing discrimination or denial of rights (eg to education, or to work)? 7. Is the 'Ethiopian Tsewan (Zion) Church in Australia' affiliated with Pentecostal Christians from Ethiopia? How (religiously) strict are they? 8. How are non-Muslims treated in Ethiopia? Are they discriminated against? If so, in what ways and to what extent? 9. [Information deleted] 10. [Information deleted] 11. Please provide an update on the status of police corruption in Ethiopia. 12. Please provide a (brief) update on the status of women in Ethiopia.

30 September 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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