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Information from the Government
409. The Government transmitted five communications to the Working Group.
410. In the first communication, dated 7 February 2011, the Government replied to the
urgent appeal dated 11 January 2011.
411. In the second communication, dated 18 May 2011, the Government submitted
comments on the preliminary observations made by the Working Group at the end of its
visit to the country.
412. In the third communication, dated 16 June 2011, the Government provided additional
information concerning reported disappearances in Coahuila in follow-up to the mission
undertaken by the Working Group in March 2011.
413. In the fourth communication, dated 27 June 2011, the Government informed the
Working Group that on 22 June 2011, the decree promulgating the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance was published
in the official gazette thus making this instrument binding in the whole country.
414. In the fifth communication, which was received by the Working Group during the
meeting held with representatives of the Government on 4 November 2011, the
Government provided comments regarding the draft visit report.
Information from sources
415. Sources provided information on eight outstanding cases. As a result, four cases were
clarified.
Clarification
416. Following information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify four
cases.
Meetings
417. Representatives of the Government of Mexico met with the Working Group at its
ninety-fifth session.
Visit
418. The Working Group visited Mexico from 18 March to 1 April 2011 (see
A/HRC/19/58/Add.2). The visit was preceded by its ninety-third session, held in Mexico
City from 15 to 18 March 2011.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
419. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 488 cases to the
Government; of those, 28 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 134 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, 16 cases have been discontinued and 310 remain outstanding.
Observations
420. The Working Group thanks the Government for the cooperation extended before and
during its visit to the country and for hosting its ninety-third session.
421. The Working Group again expresses concern that, during the period under review, 31
urgent actions and two urgent appeals, concerning several people, were transmitted to the
Government. The Working Group recalls article 2.1 of the Declaration which states that
―No State shall practise, permit or tolerate enforced disappearances‖, as well as article 3,
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