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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

Fiji: 1. What protection would be available in Fiji for a woman fleeing from familial violence (either from her father or future husband)? 2. Would a woman's legal protection be affected by her Indian ethnicity?

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

China: 1. Deleted. 2. What was the security situation in Guohan Yuan, Urumqi in September 2009; for example, was it safe to walk around and was there a large police presence? 3. Deleted. 4. Are there any reports of Uighurs holding prominent positions in the PSB in Xingjian? If yes, are they expected to a) become members of the Chinese Communist Party and b) assimilate into Han Chinese culture? 5. Are there any indications that prominent Uighurs are not subject to the same level of social and government harassment as ordinary Uighurs? 6. Deleted. 7. Please provide general background information on Uighur culture and also on how males and females actually practice their religion.

17 February 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. Can you provide translations of information about the criminal offence of assaulting a police officer and provision for minors? 2. Is there any information suggesting that members of the Local Church do not celebrate Christmas or Easter? 3. Do members of the Local Church believe in and study the Old Testament? 4. Are there any reports of overseas activists' computers being hacked and wiped by Chinese authorities? 5. Are there any reports or information which suggests that the government undertook a campaign of checking computers of people with police records due to the threat of the China Jasmine Revolution? 6. Is there any information about what information was publicly available in China in relation to the Jasmine Revolution (events in China) and when this ceased to be available?

18 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Indonesia: 1. Is it an offence to engage in political activities to oppose the Helsinki MoU and if yes, what is the formal name of the offence? 2. Please provide English translations of the following laws/articles/sections of Indonesian law: a. Article 7, Clause (1), Letter (g) Indonesian Criminal Code b. Article 112, Clause (1) and Clause (2) Indonesian Criminal Code c. Article 113 Indonesian Criminal Code d. Law Number 2, 2002 regarding the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia 3. Are there reports that the Acehnese community misunderstood that the MoU and subsequent 2006 elections would provide independence as opposed to autonomy for Aceh? 4. What are the consequences of not appearing when summoned to attend an Indonesian police station? 5. Can Indonesian police access immigration departure records to ascertain if an individual has departed Indonesia? 6. In 2003 DFAT advised there is no formal requirement to provide a police clearance with a passport application. Are there reports of this having changed (i.e. were police clearances required in 2011?)

10 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. What are the societal attitudes towards single mothers and children born out of wedlock in India/Andhra Pradesh? 2. Are there any reported instances of honour killings in recent years around Hyderabad? 3. What assistance (financial, social, accommodation, education, etc) would be available to single mothers and children born out of wedlock without fathers, particularly in Andhra Pradesh? 4. What legal protection against violence would be available to women and children in such circumstances? Is there anything to suggest that they would not be protected by the police and authorities?

2 December 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zimbabwe: 1. Is/was there a ZANU-PF military campsite at Braeside, Harare? 2. Deleted. 3. Does the government of Zimbabwe discriminate against the Seventh Day Adventist Church and/or its members?

24 November 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zambia: 1. Please provide information on state protection in Zambia, with a particular focus on the functioning and effectiveness of the police service with respect to its capability, opportunity and willingness to provide protection.

31 October 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. What evidence is there that women who are separated from their husbands are treated differently by the community at large in Pakistan? 2. Is there evidence that the police or government in Pakistan, and in Karachi in particular, provide support and/or protection to women who are victims of domestic violence and/or women who are separated from their husbands? If not, is there evidence of why this support and/or protection is not provided? 3. Is there evidence of tertiary educated women who have separated from their husbands living and working independently in Pakistan, and in Karachi in particular?

27 September 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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