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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
336. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 275 cases to the
Government; of those, 51 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 148 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, 21 cases have been discontinued and 55 remain outstanding.
Observations
337. The Working Group welcomes the continuous efforts made by the Government to
clarify outstanding cases.
338. The Working Group notes that the Government has signed the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and calls upon
the Government to ratify it and accept the competence of the Committee under articles 31
and 32.
Mozambique
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
Cases sent under Cases sent
the urgent action under the
procedure
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
2
0
0
0
0
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
2
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
0
N/A
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
Government response
N/A
339. All outstanding cases were transmitted and regrettably no response was received
from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in document
E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr. 1.
Visit
340. On 11 May 2010, the Government extended an invitation to the Chair of the
Working Group and eight special procedures mechanisms to undertake a simultaneous visit
to Mozambique in August 2010.
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