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Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
Multiple replies on some cases
N/A
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
97. There was no activity during the period under review. A summary of the situation in the
country appears in the 2005 annual report (E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1).
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
9
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent
Cases sent under
under the
the standard
urgent action
procedure
procedure
0
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
9
Cases clarified during the period under
review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
Multiple replies on some
cases
Yes
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
9
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
98. The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea transmitted three
communications to the Working Group, dated 8 January, 10 April and 7 August 2007, in which it
replied regarding all nine outstanding cases. The Working Group found that the responses did
not contain sufficient information to clarify the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared persons.
Information from sources
99. The source reported that no concrete achievements were made in terms of advancing the
abduction issue, but that serious discussions were being held for the first time in more than a
year. The Working Group also received new information from the source on two cases of
disappearance which reportedly took place in 1980. The source reported that arrest warrants have
been obtained for two suspects who are reportedly responsible for their disappearance.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
100. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted
nine cases to the Government, all of which remain outstanding.
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