A/HRC/7/2 page 38 Information from the Government 141. The Working Group received three communications from the Government. The communications received on 21 March and 25 June 2007 were considered by the Working Group during the period under review. With regard to one case, the Government stated that the investigation had come to an end. The Working Group decided that the government responses were not sufficient to constitute clarifications. The communication dated 19 October 2007 could not be translated by the United Nations translation services in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion in the present report. Information from sources 142. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 143. In previous years and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 3,155 cases to the Government; of those, 79 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 177 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 2,899 cases remain outstanding. Observations 144. The Working Group is concerned about the suspension of investigations in disappearance cases and wishes to remind the Government of its obligations to conduct thorough and impartial investigations “for as long as the fate of the victim of enforced disappearance remains unclarified”, in accordance with article 13, paragraph 6, of the Declaration. 145. As indicated in its report on the country visit, the Working Group noted that Guatemala had established programmes to find the fate and whereabouts of the disappeared. However, it also noted a gap between the new legislation and the putting into practice of the programmes. The Working Group calls on the Government to apply the programmes, as well as the recommendations included in the above-mentioned report. Guinea Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 21 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 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Multiple replies on some cases N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 21 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