A/HRC/19/58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 1 1 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) Yes 0 1 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 370. The Government transmitted two communications to the Working Group dated 23 May and 22 June 2011, concerning the outstanding case. The information provided was considered insufficient to lead to its clarification. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 371. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted seven cases to the Government; of those, five have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, one has been discontinued and one remains outstanding. Lebanon* Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 312 * Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 1 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 1 0 0 313 In accordance with the practice of the Working Group, Osman El-Hajjé did not participate in the decisions relating to this section of the report. 81