III. Decisions on individual cases taken by the Working Group and communications transmitted to the States concerned during the reporting period21 Number of Cases transmitted to the Cases clarified during outstanding Government during the the period under cases at the reporting period review by: of possible beginning of the period Countries cases at the Urgent Government (six- period under intervention Urgent Standard Government Sources month rule) cases letter review 3 3 Albania 1 1 Angola Argentina 3 228 26 allegation 3 253 0 3 065 1 0 1 2 1 57 5 1 2 2 2 61 Belarus 3 3 Bhutan 1 1 28 28 Brazil 13 Burundi 66 1 prompt Response to Response to Response to Response intervention urgent allegation general to other appeal letter allegation letter Other letter letter 1 2 2 Cambodia letter 19 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) General 2 Bahrain Bangladesh appeal Allegation 3 084 Azerbaijan Communications received during the period under review Response to Prompt Afghanistan Algeria 1 1 1 1 13 4 51 121 1 Urgent actions are cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred within three months prior to the receipt of a report by the Working Group; or cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred prior to the three-month limit, but within one year prior to the receipt of a report by the Working Group, provided that there is a link with a case that occurred within the three-month period. Standard cases are cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred prior to the three-month limit. Prompt intervention letters concern cases of intimidation, persecution or reprisal against families of disappeared persons, witnesses, lawyers, human rights defenders and other individuals concerned with disappearances. Urgent appeals concern allegations of enforced disappearances; or allegations regarding persons deprived of liberty who are at risk of being disappeared. Allegation letters and general allegations concern alleged obstacles encountered in the implementation of the Declaration. During its 117th session, the Working Group decided to consider one case as a duplicate. The duplicate case was consequently deleted from the records of the Working Group. 9 A/HRC/42/40 22 Communications sent during the period under review clarification by end of the under review actions 22 21 Number of Number of cases outstanding