A/HRC/7/2 page 68 obligations under article 13, paragraph 5, of the Declaration, to take steps to ensure that any ill-treatment, intimidation, reprisal or any other form of interference on the occasion of the lodging of a complaint or during the investigation procedure is appropriately punished. 305. The Working Group reaffirms its request to the Government of the Philippines for a country visit aimed at clarifying the 615 outstanding cases. Russian Federation Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 454 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 2 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 7 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit 1 0 Multiple replies on some cases 0 457 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Yes N/A Yes (2005) Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Government response Government response Government response No N/A Yes Urgent actions 306. Two cases were sent to the Government of the Russian Federation under the urgent action procedure. One case concerned Ibragim Gazdiev, an ethnic Ingush who was allegedly arrested in Karabulak by law enforcement officials and members of the Federal Security Service. The other case concerned Abdulaziz Murodullayevich Boymatov, who was allegedly arrested in the District Department of Internal Affairs of the Nizhneserginsk region, Sverdlovsk district of the Russian Federation, by the Uzbek National Security Service and Interior Ministry officials, as well as by Russian police officers from the District Department of Internal Affairs of the Nizhneserginsk region, Sverdlovsk district, and an agent of Sverdlovsk district Federal Migration Service Administration. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group sent a copy of this case to the Government of Uzbekistan. Standard cases 307. The Working Group transmitted one reported case of disappearance to the Government. The case concerns Khatuev Sultan Akhoevich who was reportedly taken from his house by men in military uniforms. Information from the Government 308. The Working Group received seven communications from the Government of the Russian Federation. In the communications dated 26 July, 16 August, 18 September and 5 December 2006, and 25 May, 14 August and 19 September 2007, the Russian Federation provided additional information on outstanding cases of enforced disappearance. However, the