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Pakistan: 1. In recent times have there been any reports that ordinary workers of the PPP have been targeted for harm by state authorities or other groups? 2. Is there any information on dance parties in Lahore and surrounding districts? Are they tolerated by the community? Are there any reports that persons involved in these parties might be subject to attacks by religious conservatives? 3. Would the police provide protection to persons who are involved in organising dance parties with alcohol and mixed socialising? 4. Is Time social magazine widely read and distributed in Pakistan?

28 July 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Please provide an update of the situation for suspected Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters. 2. Please provide an update of the situation for suspected foreign spies.3. Please provide an update of the situation for suspected foreign journalists. 4. Is it likely that someone arrested by the Zimbabwean police on suspicion of being one or all of the above would be released the following day? 5. What is the ‘Public Order and Security Act'? Which arm of government is responsible for administering this Act? 6. Please provide an update on the level of state protection available to suspected opposition supporters.

1 July 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please advise of the treatment of Bengalis generally, and in particular pre-1971 Bengalis by police, authorities and private individuals in the rest of Pakistan (outside Karachi) and in particular Lahore and Islamabad. 2. Please advise of the daily wage as indicated by UNDP in Pakistan. 3. Please provide information on the influence of connections and money in Pakistan.

27 May 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: 1. Please provide information on an individual's right to enter and reside in South Africa as a permanent resident pursuant to s26B of the Immigration Act of South Africa. Are there any limitations on this right of residence? 2. Is there any information suggesting that persons of Bangladeshi background (or South Asian) are targeted by individuals in the South African community? If so please advise on the effectiveness of police protection. 3. Is there a branch of the Awami League in South Africa. If so is there any information on office holders?

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

RRT Case No. 0800484

1 May 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Police - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Nepal: 1. Please provide details regarding violence between Madhesis and Pahadis in Nepal since 2006. 2. What was the response of the government and the authorities? 3. Please advise if the police able and willing to protect Pahadis, in Kathmandu and elsewhere, who are under threat from Madhesis?

17 April 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Mongolia: 1. Is there an Institute of Commerce and Business in Ulaanbaatar and does it have a faculty of Tourism Management? 2. Please provide information on the Young Women's Rights Protection Society of Mongolia. 3. What is the attitude of the Mongolian police to homosexuals? Is there information suggesting that police in Ulaanbaatar will provide non discriminatory protection to lesbians faced with physical harm? Are there any mechanisms in the police force for dealing with complaints?

10 April 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. What is the current situation with respect to those participating in anti-Musharraf and pro-democracy demonstrations? 2. Is there any information to suggest different treatment of pro-democracy activists by the Pakistani police and the army? 3. Is there retrospective legislation allowing anti-government activities to be dealt with by military tribunals by military personnel and not the civil courts? Is it operating? 4. If there were outstanding charges against someone at the time of their departure from Pakistan, would these have been likely to be detected by the authorities at the airport and would any action be taken against them at that point?

19 February 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Fiji: 1. What is the current situation in Fiji with regard to freedom of expression and particularly with regard to those who criticise the military government? 2. Deleted. 3. Are there any reports of people being banned from leaving Fiji because of their political opinions? 4. Please provide any information on corruption in the Fijian sugar industry and efforts made to investigate such corruption. 5. Have there been any reports of people being targeted or harmed for seeking to expose corruption in Fiji? 6. To what extent do the authorities provide protection to those who are victims of crime?

29 January 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: 1. Do families in Nigeria disown their homosexual sons? 2. Does the Anglican Church turn against outed gays? Is it usual for such persons to be denied the ability to worship? 3. Are homosexuals likely to be beaten by mobs, police and possibly lynched?

5 December 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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