A/HRC/10/9 page 24 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 96. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 114 cases to the Government. It clarified 85 cases. 74 were clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 11 on the basis of information provided by the source; 29 remain outstanding. Observations 97. The Working Group continues to express its appreciation to the Government of China for its cooperation and hopes that it will lead to the clarification of outstanding cases. Colombia Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 957 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 41 2 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 4 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit Yes Yes (2) Yes (2) N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 955 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 98. The Working Group transmitted two newly-reported cases to the Government of Colombia concerning Edgar Jaimes Niño and Victor Julio Ricardo Villalba, arrested in the municipality of Sahagun in the province of Cordoba, allegedly by members of the Prosecutor’s Office. Information from the Government 99. The Working Group reviewed 14 communications from the Government: 11 communications dated 18 July 2007, 23 August 2007, 28 September 2007, 27 November 2007, 5 December 2007, 3 January 2008, 12 February 2008, 22 February 2008, 20 May 2008, 20 May 2008 and 1 July 2008. Information on cases was reviewed but considered insufficient to constitute a clarification. In the remaining three communications dated 16 August 2007, 22 October 2007 and 12 November 2007 the Government provided death certificates related to four cases, to which the Working Group applied the six-month rule.