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carried out by government agents and, subsequent to the detention, or even after the execution
was carried out, State officials refuse to disclose the fate or whereabouts of the person concerned
or refuse to acknowledge the act having been perpetrated at all.
Peru
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
2 368
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the urgent action
the standard
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
3
0
Multiple replies on some cases
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
2 371
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Standard cases
310. The Working Group transmitted three newly-reported cases of disappearance to the
Government. One concerned Francisco Juan Fernández Gálvez, disappeared in the
Chilca district, province of Huancayo, after being arrested by officers of the Army Intelligence
Service on 5 October 1990. Another concerned Rodolfo Ángel Escobar Jurado, disappeared on
27 February 1990 in San Cristóbal Bridge in the Huancavelica department after being arrested by
military officers. The third concerned Jaime Boris Ayala Sulca, disappeared in the Huanta
province after being arrested by officials from the Peruvian Marine Infantry on 2 August 1984.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
311. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted a total of 3,009 cases to the
Government. It clarified 638 cases, 253 on the basis of information provided by the Government
and 385 on the basis of information provided by the source; 2,371 remain outstanding.
312. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
Observations
313. The Working Group encourages the Government to provide information on the fate or
whereabouts of the victims that could lead to the clarification of the 2,371 outstanding cases.
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