A/HRC/19/58
India
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 2
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 17
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
2
0
16
1
353
368
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
41
Urgent appeal
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Yes (2009/2011)
Government response
No
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Invitation extended
No
Urgent actions
264. The Working Group sent two cases under its urgent action procedure to the
Government. The first case concerned Mr. Suresh Singh Longjam, who was allegedly
abducted on 18 February 2011, from his home located at Top Siphai, Mayai Leikai, by
Indian State agents in military uniforms. The Government acknowledged receipt of this
case.
265. The second case concerned Mr. Gurumayum Jeetseshwor Sharma, also known as
G.M. Changjou or Gypsy, who was allegedly arrested at his house located in Duncan,
Dimapur on 18 August 2011, by a combined team of unidentified Indian Security Forces
and Manipur Police Commandos.
Communication from the Working Group
266. According to the Working Group’s methods of work, the Government of India
received a copy of the case of Mr. Rajkumar Sanayaima Rajkumar, which is recorded
under the Government of Bangladesh (see paragraph 98).
General allegations
Summary of the general allegation
267. The Working Group received information from credible sources concerning obstacles
encountered in the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance in India. This information was transmitted to the Government on
11 February 2011, after the Working Group’s ninety-second session.
268. It was reported that between 1989 and 2009 the actions of military and paramilitary
forces in Kashmir have resulted in more than 8,000 enforced and involuntary
disappearances. It was reported that in the majority of instances related to enforced
disappearances, civilians have been detained during cordon and search operations. In
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