A/HRC/19/58 Clarification 179. Following the expiration of the period prescribed by the six-month rule, the Working Group decided to clarify five cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 180. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 1,254 cases to the Government; of those, 68 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 216 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 970 remain outstanding. Observations 181. The follow-up report on the implementation of the recommendations made by the Working Group following its visit to Colombia in 2005 (E/CN.4/2006/56/Add.1, paragraphs 91-117), can be found in addendum 4 (A/HRC/19/58/Add.4). Congo Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure Government Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 0 0 909 114 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) No 0 89 Urgent Appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Invitation extended N/A Information from the Government 182. On the last day of the Working Group’s visit to the country, on 3 October 2011, the Government provided a report on outstanding cases. Concerning 33 cases, the Working Group transmitted the information to the sources for possible closure. Regarding the remaining cases, the information provided was considered insufficient to lead to their clarification. In addition, the Government considered that six cases were duplicates. The Working Group decided to delete four of those cases and to further review the remaining two. 9 44 The Working Group determined that 24 outstanding cases were duplicated and were subsequently eliminated from its records.