A/HRC/19/58 Reply from the Government 326. The Government replied to the general allegation on 19 July 2011. 327. Regarding the allegation that a secret detention site was located in one of the Ministry of Justice’s detention facilities at Camp Justice, known as Justice 2, the Government responded that Justice 2 is under the authority of the Iraqi Department of Corrections in the Ministry of Justice and is subject to regular periodic visits by prisons and detention centres inspections teams from the Ministry of Justice. With regard to Camp Honour, the Iraqi Ministry of Justice officially declared that the camp would be closed in mid-May of this year. The High Council of the Judiciary has confirmed that Camp Honour detainees were relocated to [other] sections of the Iraqi Department of Corrections by means of a phased transfer, rather than a simultaneous transfer. 328. The Government noted that its Ministry’s annual reports pointed to shortcomings in the prisons and detention centre and indicated that there was overcrowding. The Ministry recommended that the situation should be tackled by expediting the cases of detainees and avoiding prolonged periods of detention. 329. With regard to the allegation that another secret prison was being run by the 54th Brigade, with the assistance of the 56th Brigade, in the old Muthanna airport in Western Baghdad, the Government noted that its teams frequently visit the 54th Brigade site at AlMuthanna military airport and have not found any secret prison there. The Government indicated that it was informed by the administration that the 56th Brigade’s policy is to transfer persons detained by members of the Brigade immediately to its detention centre. 330. In conclusion, the Government stated that its Ministry plays a positive role in the monitoring and documentation process with regard to alleged or observed violations. The Government shared with the Working Group statistics for 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the outcomes of actions taken in relation to acts of torture, indicating actions taken, in addition to follow-up actions with the judicial authorities and the administrations of prisons and detention centres. Information from the Government 331. The Government submitted two communications dated 15 March and 11 November 2010, which were not reflected in the 2010 annual report (A/HRC/16/48). 332. In the first communication, the Government provided information on 16 outstanding cases. Based on this information, the Working Group decided to apply to six-month rule to nine cases at its ninety-fourth session. Concerning one case, the information provided was considered insufficient to lead to its clarification. The remaining six cases had been previously clarified by the source. In this communication, the Government also provided information with regard to the processing of cases of enforced disappearances of Iraqi nationals and non-nationals under the former regime. 333. In the second communication, the Government provided information on one case which had previously been clarified by the source and provided a copy of the instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 334. During the reporting period, the Government transmitted one communication dated 19 July 2011, replying to a general allegation transmitted on 4 May 2011, concerning the existence of secret detention facilities in Baghdad. 73