A/HRC/19/58
Meetings
183. Representatives of the Government met with the Working Group at its ninety-fourth
session to discuss issues related to the forthcoming mission of the Working Group to the
country.
Visit
184. The Working Group visited the Republic of the Congo from 24 September to 3
October 2011 (see A/HRC/19/58/Add.3).
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
185. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 114 cases to the
Government; of those, 24 were found to be duplications and were therefore deleted, and 90
remain outstanding.
Observations
186. The Working Group thanks the Government for the cooperation extended before and
during its visit to the country.
Côte d‟Ivoire
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
0
0
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
N/A
N/A
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
Yes
Press release
187. On 31 December 2010, the Working Group and five other United Nations human
rights mechanisms issued a press release expressing deep concern about human rights
violations reportedly being committed in Côte d’Ivoire in relation to the presidential
elections. In this press release, the Working Group stressed that, when committed in certain
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