A/HRC/10/9 page 76 Standard cases 384. The Working Group transmitted one newly-reported case of disappearance to the Government. The case concerns Mohamed El Ghanam, allegedly arrested on 12 March 2007 by agents of the Swiss Government in Geneva. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 385. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted one case to the Government. Syrian Arab Republic Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 18 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the standard the urgent action procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 5 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit No N/A N/A N/A Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 18 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Information from the Government 386. The Working Group received one communication from the Government, dated 12 February 2008, concerning five outstanding cases, including one which is listed under Lebanon. In four cases, the Government stated that the disappeared were not being held in Syrian prisons. In one case, the Government stated that the victim had been executed. The information was insufficient to clarify the outstanding cases. 387. The Government of Jordan submitted one communication, indicating that it had no further information regarding one case in the Syrian Arab Republic. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 388. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 44 cases to the Government. It clarified 26 cases, 12 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 14 on the basis of information provided by the source; 18 remain outstanding.

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