A/HRC/39/46 12 III. Decisions on individual cases taken by the Working Group and communications transmitted to the States concerned during the reporting period37 Countries Afghanistan 1 Algeria 3 179 Angola 2 3 241 1 4 1 49 3 3 Bhutan 0 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 28 Brazil 13 Burundi 58 1 Response to prompt Response Response Response intervention to urgent to general to other letter appeal allegation letter 1 3 228 157 0 Belarus Communications received during the period under review 1 49 Bahrain Cambodia Government Sources 3 Azerbaijan Bangladesh Cases clarified during the period under review by: Number of cases of Number of Communications sent during possible outstanding the period under review clarification cases at the by end of the Government period Prompt (six-month under intervention Urgent General Other rule) review letter appeal allegation letter 3 Albania Argentina 37 Cases transmitted Number of to the Government during the outstanding reporting period cases at the beginning of the period Urgent Standard under review actions cases 1 1 2 19 3 084 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 57 3 1 1 1 28 13 2 6 66 1 1 1 Urgent actions are cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred within three months prior to the receipt of a report by the Working Group; or cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred prior to the three-month limit, but within one year prior to the receipt of a report by the Working Group, provided that there is a link with a case that occurred within the three-month period. Standard cases are cases of enforced disappearances that have occurred prior to the three-month limit. Prompt intervention letters concern cases of intimidation, persecution or reprisal against families of disappeared persons, witnesses, lawyers, human rights defenders and other individuals concerned with disappearances. Urgent appeals concern allegations of enforced disappearances; or allegations regarding persons deprived of liberty who are at risk of being disappeared. General allegations concern alleged obstacles encountered in the implementation of the Declaration.