A/HRC/19/58 Sudan 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 0 174 17 174 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 0 2 Urgent appeal Yes (2) Government response No General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Invitation extended No Urgent Appeals 557. The Working Group transmitted two communications under its urgent appeals procedure to the Government. 558. The first one was transmitted on 23 November 2010, jointly with six others special procedures mechanisms, regarding the situation of Mr. Abdelrahman Mohamed AlGasim, who was reportedly arrested by members of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), in Khartoum, on 29 October 2010; Mr. Abdelrahman Adam Abdallah and Mr. Derar Adam Abdallah; Mr. Manal Mohamed Ahmed, Ms. Aisha Sardo Sherif, Ms. Aziza Ali Idris, Mr. Abu Gasim Al Din, and Mr. Zakaria Yacoub who were allegedly arrested by NISS agents on 30 October 2010; and Mr. Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim, who was allegedly arrested by NISS agents in Khartoum, on 3 November 2010. At the time of the communication, the fate and whereabouts of these nine persons were unknown. 559. The second one was transmitted on 28 March 2011, jointly with four others special procedures mechanisms, concerning the alleged detention in an unknown location of Mr. Suleiman Wida‟a, Ms. Fatima Bashir and Ms. Fathia Ting as well as Mr. Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim. Information from the Government 560. On 18 May 2010, the Government transmitted a communication concerning two outstanding cases which could not be translated in time for inclusion in the 2010 annual report (A/HRC/16/48). The information provided was considered insufficient to lead to their clarification. 17 Following the independence of South Soudan on 9 July 2011, and its admission as a United Nations Member State on 14 July 2011, the Working Group has started reviewing the cases recorded under Sudan to determine whether these should be transferred to the records of South Soudan in accordance to the Working Group’s working methods. 113