A/HRC/10/9 page 52 Information from the Government 239. The Working Group received three communications from the Government on 18 October 2007, containing information on outstanding cases which was insufficient to clarify them; on 11 June 2008 in reply to the prompt intervention letter below; and on 8 August 2008 which could not be translated by the Secretariat in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion in the present report. Communication to the Government 240. The Working Group transmitted a communication to the Government on 4 July 2008, concerning the excavations and exhumations that were to take place on 7 July 2008, in the Ciudad de los Servicios of the former military barracks in Atoyac de Alvarez, State of Guerrero. The reply of the Government, dated 8 August 2008, could not be translated as reported above by the United Nations translation services in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion in the present report. Prompt intervention letters 241. On 30 May 2008, the Working Group sent a prompt intervention letter to the Government regarding the intimidation and threats suffered by two persons due to their engagement in investigating enforced or involuntary disappearances which occurred in Mexico. 242. On 11 June 2008, the Government informed the Working Group that the Director-General of Human Rights contacted the victims to offer protection and that the request for information was forwarded to competent authorities. 243. On 29 September 2008, the Working Group sent a joint communication together with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, regarding the threats and acts of intimidation suffered by a person due to his activities related to the protection of victims of enforced disappearances. 244. No response was received from the Government regarding the latter. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 245. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 382 cases to the Government. It clarified 155 cases, 133 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 22 on the basis of information provided by the source; 16 were discontinued; 211 remain outstanding. 246. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1. Observations 247. The Working Group expresses concern that during the period under review, three urgent actions were sent to the Government and no response was received.

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