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Lebanon
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
311
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
1
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
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
312
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
Standard cases
197. The Working Group transmitted one newly reported case to the Government of Lebanon.
The case concerns Elias Emile Al-Harmouch, a man who was reportedly arrested in Beirut
in 1976, by the Syrian Intelligence Service. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working
Group sent a copy of this case to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Information from the Government
198. The Government of Lebanon submitted two letters from the Committee Established
to Address the Issue of Lebanese Detainees, through the Ministry of Justice and the
Prosecutor-General at the Court of Cassation of Lebanon, dated 8 July 2006. The Working
Group decided that the response was not considered sufficient to constitute a clarification.
Information from sources
199. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
200. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has
transmitted 320 cases to the Government; of those, 2 cases were clarified on the basis of
information provided by the Government, 6 cases were clarified on the basis of information
provided by sources, and 312 cases remain outstanding.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
5
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the urgent action
the standard
procedure
procedure
2
1
Cases clarified during the period under
review by:
Government
Non-governmental
sources
0
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
8
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