A/HRC/16/48 Sri Lanka Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 5,651 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 4 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under Cases sent the urgent action under the standard procedure procedure Government Non-governmental sources 1 0 0 3 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 8 5,653 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) 45 0 No 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 Yes Government response None Urgent actions 441. The Working Group sent one case under its urgent action procedure to the Government. It concerned Mr. Prageeth Ranjan Bandara Ekanaligoda, a journalist who worked for a website that supports the opposition candidate, and who was allegedly abducted near Koswatte when going home from his office on 24 January 2010, two days before the presidential elections. Standard procedures 442. The Working Group transmitted three newly reported cases to the Government. The first case concerned Mr. Maragathan Ravinathan, who was allegedly abducted from his home, located in Trincomalee district, on 1 August 2008, by a group of men in civilian clothes who arrived in a three-wheeler and identified themselves as officers from the Uppuveli police station. The second case concerned Mr. Joseph Uthayachandran, who was allegedly abducted by State agents near his home, located in Trincomalee District, on 12 October 2008. The third case concerned Mr. Yogachandran Velayutham, who was allegedly abducted on his way from Muthur town to his home, located in Ralkuli, by persons on a three-wheeler who acted with the involvement of the Navy officers guarding the area on 24 February 2008. Information from the Government 443. The Government transmitted two communications to the Working Group on 16 December 2009 and 5 February 2010. 444. In the first communication, the Government provided information on 45 outstanding cases. The information provided was considered insufficient to clarify them. 8 98 Two cases were found to be duplicated cases and were therefore deleted.