A/HRC/16/48 Chad 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 30 0 0 0 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 30 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) 30 0 Yes 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 Information from the Government 103. The Government transmitted three communications dated 22 September 2009, and 8 February and 7 June 2010. The first communication concerned a case which had been previously clarified by the source. The second and third communications concerned respectively one outstanding case and all outstanding cases. The information provided was insufficient to clarify them. Meetings 104. Representatives of the Government of Chad met with the Working Group at its ninetieth and ninety-first sessions to discuss developments connected to cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 105. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 34 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 3 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 30 remain outstanding. Observations 106. The Working Group appreciates the meetings held with representatives of the Government of Chad and looks forward to its continued cooperation. 107. 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. 32