A/HRC/39/46 Turkey 136. The Working Group is concerned at the allegations concerning the practice of extraterritorial abduction of individuals allegedly belonging to and/or sympathizers of the Hizmet/Gülen movement, as pointed out in a number of communications (see A/WGEID/114/1, paras. 7 and 145). Those individuals are often allegedly forcibly disappeared for a short period of time, in violation of the provisions of the Declaration, and then deported to Turkey. Turkmenistan 137. On 18 November 2016, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. United Arab Emirates 138. On 13 September 2013, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. No response has yet been received from the Government in spite of reminders sent on 27 October 2014, 27 November 2015, 18 November 2016 and 19 January 2018. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Yemen 139. The Working Group continues to be concerned about the situation in Yemen, which may facilitate the occurrence of enforced disappearances (see A/HRC/33/51, para. 109, and A/HRC/36/39, para. 111). It reiterates article 7 of the Declaration, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. 140. On 31 October 2017, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. V. Conclusions and recommendations 141. The Working Group is seriously concerned that the number of enforced disappearances continues to be unacceptably high worldwide. A demonstration of this sad reality is the fact that, during the reporting period, the Working Group transmitted 802 newly reported cases of disappearance to 40 States. It used the urgent action procedure in 264 of those cases, which allegedly occurred within the three months preceding the receipt of the report by the Working Group. 142. In spite of the large number of cases, underreporting remains a major problem. More assistance should be provided to family members and members of civil society to enable them to report cases to the Working Group and, more importantly, to keep working on enforced disappearance issues. 143. During the reporting period, the Working Group continued to observe a pattern of “short-term” enforced disappearances being used in a number of countries. The Working Group expresses its deep concern at the phenomenon. It stresses that there is no time limit, no matter how short, for an enforced disappearance to occur and that accurate information on the detention of any person deprived of liberty and their place of detention should be made available promptly to family members. 144. The Working Group is concerned about the situation in a number of countries, as reflected in the present report. It reiterates article 7 of the Declaration, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever, whether a threat of war, a state of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. 25