A/HRC/10/9 page 42 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 192. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 165 cases to the Government. Of those, 3 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source; 162 remain outstanding. Observations 193. The Working Group reiterates its observations made in previous reports, since it received no information from the Government thereon. 194. The Working Group encourages the Government of Indonesia, in cooperation with the Government of Timor-Leste, to communicate with the Working Group to further the clarification of all outstanding cases. 195. The Working Group reminds the Government of its obligations under the Declaration to conduct thorough and impartial investigations “for as long as the fate of the victim of enforced disappearance remains unclarified” (art. 13.6). 196. The Working Group notes the Government’s reply to the request for a visit, in which it indicated that the visit could not take place at the proposed time, and looks forward to receiving proposed dates as soon as possible. Iran (Islamic Republic of)6 Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 513 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 2 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Multiple replies on some cases No N/A N/A Yes 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 515 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A Yes - postponed Urgent action 197. The Working Group sent two cases under its urgent action procedure. One concerned Iraj Hasani, arrested in the Province of East Azerbaijan, by Special Forces. The second concerned Vadood Asadi (Vedud Esedi), arrested at his home by Security Forces in July 2008. 6 In accordance with the practice of the Working Group, Saied Rajaie Khorasani did not participate in the decisions relating to this section of the report.

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