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COI Query - Nigeria: Possibility to refuse FGM; consequences for refusal to undergo FGM; state protection available in cases of refusal

Reference period: October 2021 to August 2023; 1. Possibility to refuse FGM; 1.1 Consequences for refusal to undergo FGM; 2. State protection available in cases of refusal.
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COI Query - Nigeria: Idol worshipping in Anambra, Delta, Edo, and Enugu states

Reference period: January 2021 to 15 September 2023; 1. Prevalence and inheritance of roles of Idol Worshipping in Anambra, Delta, Edo, and Enugu states; 2. Incidents of forced participation in rituals and consequences for refusal to join; 3.
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COI Query - Nigeria: Information on masquerade groups referred to as ‘Odo’ in Enugu State

Reference period: January 2020 to 14 September 2023; 1. Overview; 2. Activities and incidents of violence, including treatment of Christians; 3. Consequences for refusal to join Odo; 4. State protection.
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COI Query - DRC: Treatment of the Banyamulenge by society and the state in North Kivu and Kinshasa

Reference period: July 2020 to 30 August 2023; 1. Overview 2. Treatment by society; 3.Treatment by the state; 4. State protection.
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COI Query - DRC: Organic Law No. 22/003 of May 2022 on disability rights and access to services for people with disabilities, especially in Kinshasa

Reference period: January 2020 – 25 August 2023; 1. Organic Law No. 22/003 of May 2022; 2. Access to healthcare, housing, and support services, especially in Kinshasa.
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COI Query - DRC: Situation of women without a support network in Kinshasa

Reference period: July 2021 to 23 August 2023; 1. Treatment by society; 2. Access to housing; 3. Access to employment; 4. Access to social services; 5. Access to health care.
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COI Query - Nigeria: Prevalence of violence due to interpersonal/family land disputes

Reference period: January 2022 to August 2023; 1. Prevalence of violence due to interpersonal/family land disputes; 2. State protection available.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Domestic Violence

Reference period: January 2021 to 16 August 2023; 1. Prevalence of domestic violence; 2. Societal attitudes and treatment of victims; 3. Legislation on domestic violence; 3.1. Legislation on rape, including marital rape; 4. State protection; 4.1. Access to support services.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Situation of women without a support network, including in Freetown

Reference period: January 2021 to 15 August 2023; 1. Situation of women without a support network; 2. Access to housing and property; 3. Access to employment; 4. Access to healthcare; 5. Access to social services.
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COI Query - Niger: Situation of Women without Support Network

Reference period: January 2022 to July 2023; 1. General situation of women in Niger; 2. Prevalence of female headed households in Niger; 3. Societal attitudes towards single women living without a male relative; 4.
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