A/HRC/33/51 20. The Working Group transmitted 483 of the above-mentioned cases under the urgent action procedure1 to 20 States. 21. The Working Group clarified 161 cases, in 17 States. Of the 161 cases, 67 were clarified on the basis of information provided by Governments and 94 on the basis of information provided by sources. 22. The Working Group transmitted 12 prompt intervention communications addressing allegations of harassment of and/or threats to human rights defenders and relatives of disappeared persons in Bangladesh, the Central African Republic, China, Colombia, the Congo, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Mexico, Pakistan, Serbia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 23. It transmitted two urgent appeals concerning persons who had been arrested, detained, abducted or otherwise deprived of their liberty or who had been forcibly disappeared or were at risk of disappearance in Ethiopia and Iraq. 24. The Working Group transmitted seven general allegations, related to obstacles to the implementation of the Declaration, to the Governments of Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan and Uruguay. 25. It also transmitted eight other letters addressing issues related to enforced disappearances to the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Guatemala, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal and the United States of America. D. Country visits 26. The Working Group submits as addenda to the present report three country visits reports: on its visit to Peru, from 1 to 10 June 2015; to Sri Lanka, from 9 to 18 November 2015; and to Turkey, from 14 to 18 March 2016 (see A/HRC/33/51/Add.1, Add.2 and Add.3). The Working Group thanks the Governments of Peru, Sri Lanka and Turkey for the invitation, as well as for the cooperation extended to it before, during and after its visit to the countries. It encourages them to fully implement the recommendations contained in the country visit reports. 27. The Working Group also thanks the Government of South Sudan, which has extended an invitation to the Working Group to visit the country during the reporting period. The visit to South Sudan is scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 2016. 28. During the reporting period, the Working Group requested visits to Lebanon and Ukraine. 29. In addition to these new requests, the Working Group has requested in the past — and reiterated during the reporting period — a visit to the following countries, without having yet received a positive response: Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Burundi, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. The Working Group invites all States that have received a request for a visit by the Working Group to respond favourably to it, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 21/4.2 1 2 Cases of enforced disappearances that occurred within three months prior to the receipt of a report by the Working Group. See annex I for country visit requests and invitations extended. 5

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