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Information from the Government
91. One communication was received from the Government on 18 August 2008 which could
not be translated by the Secretariat in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion
in the present report.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
92. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 908 cases to the Government. It
clarified 92 cases, 69 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 23 on the
basis of information provided by the source; 816 remain outstanding.
93.
A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
China
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
31
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
7
0
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
2
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
29
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
3
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Information from the Government
94. The Government transmitted two communications dated 20 November 2007
and 6 March 2008 concerning seven outstanding cases. Based on the information received from
the Government, which provided the home address where three victims are currently living and
which stated that a fourth victim was in detention, the Working Group decided to apply the
six-month rule. In two cases, the Government did not provide specific addresses for the victims.
In one case, the Government indicated that the information provided was too limited to allow for
identification.
Clarification
95. Based on information provided by the Government, the Working Group clarified two cases
following the expiration of the six-month rule.
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