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available information they may have on the disappeared person. On 17 October 2011, the
Government of Hungary replied that it did not have any information pertaining to the case.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
239. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted three cases to the
Government; of those, two were discontinued, and one remains outstanding.
Guatemala
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
2,899
2,899
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)
N/A
0
0
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
Yes
Government response
No
Prompt intervention letter
Yes
Government response
Yes
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
Invitation extended
N/A
Prompt intervention letter
240. On 18 August 2011, the Working Group, jointly with two other special procedures
mechanisms, transmitted a prompt intervention letter to the Government concerning death
threats and acts of intimidation made against Messrs. Fredy Peccerelli, José Suasnavar,
Leonel Paiz and Omar Girón, members of the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of
Guatemala (Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala), after the judicial decision
in the case of the Dos Erres massacre in El Péten in 1982.
241. On 14 October 2011, the Government replied to the prompt intervention letter. In its
communication, the Government reported that it is currently investigating the exact facts
and informed the Working Group about the investigative measures currently underway. In
addition, the Government reported that it is currently providing personal security to Mr.
Peccerelli and his family, and that there is a permanent security officer at the premises of
the Foundation located in the capital and in a project carried out in La Verbena cemetery,
also in the capital. Finally, the Government reported that it provides security to the staff of
the Foundation as they carry out their work in different parts of the country.
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