A/HRC/7/2 page 17 Bahrain Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 0 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 1 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A N/A Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 1 0 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 Urgent actions 49. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government of Bahrain under its urgent action procedure. The case concerns Ali Al-Khabaz, a man who was allegedly arrested by Anti-Riot Police Forces in May 2007. Information from the Government 50. The Working Group reviewed three communications from the Government of Bahrain dated 6 June 2007, 14 June 2007 and 20 July 2007. The latter could not be translated by the United Nations translation services in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion in the present report. In the communication dated 6 June 2007, the Government reported that Ali Al-Khabaz had been released by the authorities. Information from sources 51. The source confirmed that Ali Al-Khabaz was released from jail on 7 June 2007. Clarifications 52. Based on information provided by the source, the Working Group decided to clarify the one outstanding case. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 53. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group transmitted two cases to the Government of Bahrain, and both cases were clarified on the basis of information provided by the source. There are no outstanding cases.

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