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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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