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COI Query - Venezuela: Bolivarian Militia

Reference period: January 2016-26 April 2023; 1. Information on whether members of the Bolivarian Militia can simultaneously work in a public enterprise, while keeping the militia position; 1.1. Background information on the Bolivarian Militia; 1.2.
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COI Query - Somalia: Security Situation Update

Reference period: 1 December 2022 to 14 April 2023; 1. Major security developments; 2. Humanitarian situation; 3. Update on desertion, defection, disengagement from Al-Shabaab.
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COI Query - Somalia: Forms and Prevalence of Repeated FGM/C

1. Prevalence of FGM/C in Somalia; 2. Forms and prevalence of repeated FGM/C.
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COI Query - Pakistan: Survivors of Sexual Violence in Punjab Province

Reference period: January 2021 to March 2023; 1. Treatment of female survivors of sexual violence, in particular rape, by society and family members in the Punjab province (January 2021-March 2023); 2.
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COI Report – Iraq: Arab Tribes and Customary Law

This report is meant to provide an overview and background information on the tribal dynamics and structures in Iraq as well the major tribal practices and dispute settlement mechanisms applied by the Arab Muslim Iraqi tribes, mainly in western/central and southern areas of the country.

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COI Query - Cameroon: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women, in particular in Yaoundé

Reference period: 1 January 2021 to 28 November 2023; 1. Prevalence; 2. Legislation; 3. Availability of state protection; 4. Access to support services.
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COI Query - Burundi: Official Documents

Reference period: January 2021 to March 2023; 1. General information on official documents; 2. Information on issuing authorities; 2.1 Formal procedures; 2.2 Informal procedures.
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COI Query - Burundi: Situation of LGBTIQ Persons

Reference period: 1 January 2021 to 27 March 2023; 1. Legal framework on LGBTIQ issues; 2. Implementation of the law and treatment by the state (20212023); 3. Treatment of LGBTIQ persons by society (2021-2023); 4. Access to state protection.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Major developments in the Russian Federation in relation to the treatment of political opposition and dissent

Reference period: 15 February 2023 to 25 September 2023; 1. General developments; 2. Law enforcement; 3. ‘Foreign agents’ law; 4. Laws used to penalise political opposition and dissent and their implementation in practice.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Major Developments in Relation to Military Service

Reference period: 15 February 2023 to 30 September 2023; 1. General developments; 2. Conscription; 3. Mobilisation; 4. Treatment of deserters under the law.
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