A/HRC/42/40 Disappearance and conducting an exhumation in Yundum Barracks in April 2019. The President has also announced the dismantling of the infamous Mile 2 prison. Lebanon has adopted a law on missing and disappeared persons and is planning to establish a commission to implement the provisions of the law in the near future. Spain is proposed to create a truth commission and has committed to drawing up plans to search for those who disappeared during the civil war and General Franco’s dictatorship.37 62. In addition to these observations and those formulated in its post-session documents (see para. 6 above), the Working Group makes the following country-specific observations in relation to situations that are of particular concern. Bangladesh 63. The Working Group reiterates its regret that no information has been received from the Government on the cases and general allegations transmitted on: 4 May 2011, concerning the alleged frequent use of enforced disappearance as a tool by law enforcement agencies, and paramilitary and armed forces to detain and even to execute individuals extrajudicially (A/HRC/22/45 and Corr.1, para. 33, and A/HRC/30/38, para. 61); 9 March 2016, concerning the reportedly alarming rise in the number of cases of enforced disappearance in the country (A/HRC/WGEID/108/1, para. 6); and 22 February 2017, concerning allegations of grave human rights abuses and violations committed by the security and intelligence forces, as well as law enforcement authorities (A/HRC/WGEID/111/1, para. 24 and annex II). On 29 June 2019, the Working Group transmitted a further general allegation on reports that enforced disappearances have continued to occur with alarming frequency (A/HRC/WGEID/118/1, para. 20 and annex I). 64. On 12 March 2013, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. No response has yet been received from the Government in spite of reminders sent on 27 October 2014, 27 November 2015, 18 November 2016, 19 January 2018 and 18 January 2019. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Burundi 65. The Working Group regrets the high number of cases submitted to the Government of Burundi during the reporting period (A/HRC/WGEID/116/1, para. 36, A/HRC/WGEID/117/1, paras. 27–28, and A/HRC/WGEID/118/1, paras. 27–28) and is seriously concerned that the cases it has received are likely to constitute a very small percentage of a more widespread pattern of enforced disappearances since April 2015, as also indicated in the most recent report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (A/HRC/39/63, paras. 35–36). The Working Group notes that the Government has not cooperated with it. 66. In this respect, the Working Group welcomes the decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on 25 October 2017, to open an investigation into the situation in Burundi, including on cases of enforced disappearances.38 At the same time, it fully endorses the recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi to establish, with the support of the international community, an independent body with a mandate to investigate the cases of disappearance reported since April 2015, locate potential mass graves and exhume and identify the remains (A/HRC/39/63, para. 85 (c)). 67. The Working Group reiterates article 7 of the Declaration, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. 68. On 27 May 2009, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. The Working Group regrets both the tone and the content of the reply received on 27 March 2017 declining the visit of the Working Group. It reiterated the request on 18 January 2019. 37 38 16 A/HRC/WGEID/116/1, para. 150. ICC-01/17-9-Red 09-11-2017 1/94 RH PT, 25 October 2017, paras. 117 ff.