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Iran: Human rights abuses against the Kurdish minority July 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Women's asylum news: Issue No. 75, May 2008 7 May 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Asylum Aid | Document type: Country News

Indonesia: 1. Is there any evidence of honour killing in Indonesia? 2. Please provide information about the authorities? attitude to interfaith relationships? For instance, are they willing and/or able to provide protection in such circumstances? 21 February 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Does country information indicate that there have been incidents, or serious threats of 'honour killings' due to inter-religious marriages/engagements in India (specifically between Hindus and Muslims)? 2. Are there incidents, or threats of 'honour killings', due to inter-caste engagements/marriage? 3. If so, is there greater prevalence based on geography and demographics e.g. more in rural or urban areas? Or a greater prevalence in particular provinces (specifically in Andra Pradesh)? 4. Do the authorities in India (and Andra Pradesh) provide protection in any way or persecute offenders? 5. Do such 'honor killings' occur in Pakistan and also countries with a large Diaspora such as the UK? 23 November 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

India: Please research the Prevention of Atrocities Act enacted in India in 1989 and let me know if it mentions honour killings in consequence of caste marriages. A copy of the Act might be helpful. 2. If the above-mentioned Act does not mention such honour killings, does India have a criminal code or similar that outlaws murder? 6 September 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Turkey: 1. Please provide information on state protection for women in Turkey who fear honour killings. 2. How do the police in Turkey respond to threats of honour killings? 3. Please provide information on the Safi sect of Islam in Turkey. 4. Is the Safi sect of Islam present in eastern Turkey? 5. If so, what is its level of influence compared to other Islamic sects in eastern Turkey? 6. Is there information on the system of honour known as Tore in Turkey? 7. Is there a link between the Safi sect of Islam and the Tore system of honour in Turkey? 8. Would a woman under threat of honour killing in Istanbul be able to safely relocate to eastern Turkey? 6 September 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

MK v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 12 July 2007

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law

South Africa: 1. What is the situation in South Africa where a Zulu woman or tribal woman marries outside her tribe and without her family's permission? 2. Is there any history of "honour" crimes against the woman? 3. Does South Africa have an effective police force? 4. Will they act in cases that may be seen as tribal and family related? 5. Does the state prosecute crimes which can be seen as private (family) disputes? 6. Does Pakistan allow dual citizenship? If so, could a wife go to Pakistan? 28 June 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

The Researcher, April 2007 April 2007

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

The Researcher, April 2007 April 2007

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

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