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253. The Working Group reminds the Government of Nepal of its obligations under article 14
of the Declaration “to bring to justice all persons presumed responsible for an act of enforced
disappearance”.
254. The Working Group also reminds the Government of its obligations under article 16,
paragraph 1, of the Declaration stating that “persons alleged to have committed any acts referred
to in article 4, paragraph 1, shall be suspended from any official duties during the investigation”.
255. The Working Group would like to remind the Government of its obligations under
article 16 of the Declaration that persons “shall be tried only by the competent ordinary courts in
each State, and not by any other special tribunal, in particular military courts”.
256. The Working Group reaffirms its request to the Government of Nepal for a country visit
aimed at clarifying the 320 outstanding cases.
Nicaragua
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
103
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under Cases sent under
the urgent action the standard
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
0
Multiple replies on some cases
0
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
0
103
Number of cases of possible
clarification by Government
(6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Information from the Government
257. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases.
Information from sources
258. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.
Request for a visit
259. Following a decision of the Working Group at the seventy-eighth session, a request for a
visit as part of a four-country initiative in Central America was sent to the Government of
Nicaragua on 23 May 2006. The Government has not yet replied.
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