61To that end, as stated in point x of paragraph 36 of the HCR Guidelines on International Protection No 1, country of origin information should be collected that has relevance for the examination of women’s applications for refugee status, such as the position of women before the law, their political rights, their social and economic rights, the cultural and social mores of the country and consequences for non-adherence, the prevalence of such harmful traditional practices, the incidence and forms of reported violence against women, the protection available to them, any penalties imposed on those who perpetrate the violence, and the risks that a woman might face on her return to her country of origin after making such a claim.
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