A/HRC/19/58
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
0
0
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
372. The Working Group transmitted one newly-reported case to the Government. The case
concerned Mr. Mohsen Mousavi, chargé d’affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Lebanon, who was allegedly abducted approximately 35 kilometers north Beirut, in front of
the Al-Barbareth police checkpoint, while he was traveling from Beirut to Tripoli, on 4
January 1982. Reportedly, Mr. Mousavi was abducted by Lebanese paramilitary forces in
the presence of the Chief of Lebanese Security Forces and the highways’ Police
Checkpoints chiefs.
Information from the Government
373. On 30 March 2010, the Government provided information on a case registered under
the Syrian Arab Republic which had already been clarified by the source. This
communication could not be translated in time for inclusion in the 2010 annual report
(A/HRC/16/48).
374. During the reporting period, the Government transmitted one communication dated 29
June 2011. This communication could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present
report.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
375. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 321 cases to the
Government; of those, two cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the source, six cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and 313 remain outstanding.
Libya
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 1
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
1
0
0
0
9
8
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
82
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
0
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