A/HRC/19/58
Colombia
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 18
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 5
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
18
5
0
970
957
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
2
6
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
Standard procedure
173.
The Working Group transmitted 18 newly-reported cases to the Government. 8
Information from the Government
174. The Government transmitted one communication dated 14 June 2010, which was not
translated in time for inclusion in the 2010 annual report (A/HRC/16/48). In this
communication, the Government provided additional information concerning two general
allegations sent by the Working Group on 15 May and 22 July 2009. In addition, it
provided information on three outstanding cases. Based on this information, at its 95 th
session, the Working Group decided to apply the six-month rule to two cases. The
information provided was considered insufficient to lead to the clarification of the
remaining case.
175. During the reporting period, the Government sent two communications to the
Working Group.
176. In the first communication, dated 21 December 2010, the Government transmitted
information on three outstanding cases. The information provided was not considered
sufficient to lead to their clarification.
177. The second communication, dated 5 May 2011, could not be translated in time for
inclusion in the present report.
Information from sources
178.
8
Sources provided information on four outstanding cases.
See Annex V for the list of names of the newly-reported cases of disappeared persons.
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