A/HRC/19/58 167. On 1 November 2011, the Working Group and five other special procedures mandate holders issued a press release voicing grave concern over reports of heavy security measures, in and around the area of the Tibetan Buddhist Kirti monastery - which houses some 2,500 monks - and other monasteries in Aba County, an area of Sichuan province with many ethnic Tibetans in south-west China. In this press release, the Working Group highlighted that any enforced disappearance is unacceptable and such practices are in violation of international law while expressing concern that a proposed revision to the Chinese Criminal Procedure Law will legalise enforced disappearances in the country. In addition, the Working Group stated that this heinous practice is not permitted under any circumstances and that no exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify an enforced disappearance.7 Meetings 168. Representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China met with the Working Group at its ninety-fourth session. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 169. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 119 cases to the Government; of those, 12 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 77 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 30 remain outstanding. Observations 170. The Working Group welcomes the meeting held with the Government, as well as the several responses received. However, the Working Group remains gravely concerned about various reports of the high number of alleged disappearances which took place in China during the reporting period, as reflected in the seven urgent appeals and two urgent actions transmitted to the Government. 171. The Working Group is also concerned about reports that proposed revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law will legalise enforced disappearances in the country. In this connection, the Working Group would like to recall article 3 of the Declaration, according to which ―Each State shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent and terminate acts of enforced disappearance in any territory under its jurisdiction.‖ 172. The Working Group regrets that no response was received from the Government to its general allegation transmitted on 6 August 2010 (A/HRC/16/48, par. 118-21), concerning the unrests in Urumqi, Xinjiang in July 2009, which reportedly led to the detention of hundreds of Uighur young men and the disappearance of some of them; notwithstanding the reminder transmitted on 26 August 2011. The Working Group also regrets that, during the reporting period, no response has been received to a general allegation transmitted on 21 September 2011. 7 42 The full text of the press release can be consulted at: (http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11555&LangID=E)