A/HRC/19/58
Information from the Government
65.
On 14 April 2010, the Government transmitted a communication referring to eight
outstanding cases which could not be translated in time for inclusion in the 2010 annual
report (A/HRC/16/48). On the basis of this information, the Working Group decided at its
ninety-fourth session to apply the six-month rule to those eight cases.
66.
In the same communication, the Government submitted a comprehensive report on
the actions taken to promote and protect human rights, with particular reference to
clarification of cases of enforced disappearances. The Government highlighted that the
measures taken to clarify cases of enforced disappearances are not isolated measures, but
instead part of a comprehensive policy to recover historical memory, seek the truth and
obtain justice, which is being implemented by the legislative, judicial and executive
branches of Government. In this respect, it described in detail the activities of these three
branches of the Government. Moreover, it also reported on the restitution of grandchildren
in the context of its work with the NGO Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and the National
Commission for the Right to Identity.
67.
On 4 November 2010, the Government transmitted a communication referring to six
outstanding cases which could not be translated in time for inclusion in report
A/HRC/16/48. On the basis of this information, the Working Group decided at its ninetyfourth session to apply the six-month rule to those six cases.
68.
During the reporting period, the Government transmitted one communication dated
7 July 2011. This communication could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present
report.
Information from sources
69.
Information was received from sources concerning five outstanding cases. For two
cases, the sources confirmed the information provided by the Government leading to their
clarification.
Clarification
70.
On the basis of the information provided by the Government, the Working Group
decided to clarify three cases; two following the confirmation by the source, and the third
following the expiration of the period prescribed by the six-month rule.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
71.
Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 3,449 cases to the
Government; of those, 52 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 110 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, two cases were found to be duplications and were therefore deleted, and 3,285
remain outstanding.
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