A/HRC/19/58 Information from the Government 65. On 14 April 2010, the Government transmitted a communication referring to eight outstanding cases which could not be translated in time for inclusion in the 2010 annual report (A/HRC/16/48). On the basis of this information, the Working Group decided at its ninety-fourth session to apply the six-month rule to those eight cases. 66. In the same communication, the Government submitted a comprehensive report on the actions taken to promote and protect human rights, with particular reference to clarification of cases of enforced disappearances. The Government highlighted that the measures taken to clarify cases of enforced disappearances are not isolated measures, but instead part of a comprehensive policy to recover historical memory, seek the truth and obtain justice, which is being implemented by the legislative, judicial and executive branches of Government. In this respect, it described in detail the activities of these three branches of the Government. Moreover, it also reported on the restitution of grandchildren in the context of its work with the NGO Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and the National Commission for the Right to Identity. 67. On 4 November 2010, the Government transmitted a communication referring to six outstanding cases which could not be translated in time for inclusion in report A/HRC/16/48. On the basis of this information, the Working Group decided at its ninetyfourth session to apply the six-month rule to those six cases. 68. During the reporting period, the Government transmitted one communication dated 7 July 2011. This communication could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present report. Information from sources 69. Information was received from sources concerning five outstanding cases. For two cases, the sources confirmed the information provided by the Government leading to their clarification. Clarification 70. On the basis of the information provided by the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify three cases; two following the confirmation by the source, and the third following the expiration of the period prescribed by the six-month rule. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 71. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 3,449 cases to the Government; of those, 52 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 110 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, two cases were found to be duplications and were therefore deleted, and 3,285 remain outstanding. 21

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