61To that end, as is clear from point x of paragraph 36 of the HCR Guidelines on International Protection No 1, concerning gender-related persecution within the context of Article 1(A)(2) of the Geneva Convention, the competent national authorities must collect country of origin information that has relevance for the examination of applications made by women, 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 (judgment of 16 January 2024, Intervyuirasht organ na DAB pri MS (Women victims of domestic violence), C‑621/21, EU:C:2024:47, paragraph 61).
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