A/HRC/7/2 page 90 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 3 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 Information from the Government 416. The Working Group examined two communications sent by the Government on 7 May 2007, and 8 August 2007 concerning the three outstanding cases. Regarding one case, the Government reported that the four people who had been charged with his murder had been acquitted. In the case of a 20-year-old woman alleged to have disappeared with her infant son on 1 April 1986, the Government reported that there were no records of the mother’s case. The Government informed that these two cases are now closed. The Working Group decided that the Government information was insufficient to clarify these cases. Information from sources 417. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 418. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted a total of four cases to the Government; of those, one case was clarified by the Government and three cases remain outstanding. Observations 419. The Working Group reminds 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. Palestinian Authority Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 3 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 0 0 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 3

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