Refworld | Mongolia: 1. Please provide demographic background on Kazaks in Mongolia. 2. Is there a custom of a widow being required to marry her husband's brother? Does it persist today? If so, what is the geographic or social spread? 3. Is any such custom enforced, and if so how? 4. Do the Mongolian authorities provide protection for women affected by such customs?

Title	Mongolia: 1. Please provide demographic background on Kazaks in Mongolia. 2. Is there a custom of a widow being required to marry her husband's brother? Does it persist today? If so, what is the geographic or social spread? 3. Is any such custom enforced, and if so how? 4. Do the Mongolian authorities provide protection for women affected by such customs?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	24 October 2006
Country	Mongolia
Topics	Forced marriage \| Kazakhs \| Police \| State protection
Citation / Document Symbol	MNG30829
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Mongolia: 1. Please provide demographic background on Kazaks in Mongolia. 2. Is there a custom of a widow being required to marry her husband's brother? Does it persist today? If so, what is the geographic or social spread? 3. Is any such custom enforced, and if so how? 4. Do the Mongolian authorities provide protection for women affected by such customs?, 24 October 2006, MNG30829, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4b6fe2a40.html [accessed 21 May 2023]
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