A/HRC/10/9 page 22 Urgent actions 86. The Working Group transmitted seven cases under the urgent action procedure to the Government of Chad. The cases concerned Abdelaziz Moussa, Abdelkarim Mahamat Toraye, Ali Kaikit, Brahim Idriss Ibrahim, Haroun Mahamat Abdoulaye, Yakoubaye Oumar Adam, and Youssuf Abdekarim Abdoulaye, all members of the Tama ethnic group, arrested on 30 November 2007 in the town of Guéréda by members of the Chadian security forces. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 87. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 32 cases to the Government. Three were clarified on the basis of the information provided by the Government and 29 remain outstanding. 88. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1. Observations 89. The Working Group expresses concern that during the period under review, seven urgent actions were sent to the Government, demonstrating an ongoing pattern of enforced disappearances, and that no response was received. 90. The Working Group encourages the Government to take steps to clarify outstanding cases, and reminds the Government of its obligations under article 2 (obligation to prevent and eradicate enforced disappearance), 3 (obligation to take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent and terminate acts of enforced disappearance) and 14 (obligation to try those accused of enforced disappearance before competent ordinary civil courts) of the Declaration to prevent and to terminate all acts of enforced disappearance and to prosecute alleged perpetrators. Chile Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 816 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 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 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 816 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A

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