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Timor-Leste
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
425
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
0
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
425
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
No
Information from the Government
375. No communication has ever been received by the Working Group from the Government of
Timor-Leste regarding outstanding cases.
Information from sources
376. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.
Request for a visit
377. On 12 December 2006, the Working Group requested to undertake a mission to
Timor-Leste either in late 2007 or early 2008, in order to facilitate the clarification of
outstanding cases. No response has been received from the Government.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
378. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has
transmitted 501 cases to the Government of the day; of those, 18 cases have been clarified on
the basis of information provided by the source, 58 cases have been clarified on the basis of
information provided by the Government of Indonesia and 425 cases remain outstanding. The
Working Group has copied these cases to the Government of Indonesia.
Observations
379. The Working Group encourages the Government of Timor-Leste, in cooperation with the
Government of Indonesia, to communicate with the Working Group to further the clarification of
the 425 outstanding cases.
380. The Working Group reaffirms its request to the Government of Timor-Leste for a country
visit aimed at clarifying the 425 outstanding cases.
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