A/HRC/16/48 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 Information from the Government 277. The Government transmitted two communications to the Working Group, dated 2 March and 12 November 2010. In these communications, the Government of Japan submitted information provided by one of the sources to eight of the cases registered under the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The information provided by the source in the second communication also contained information on one of the cases registered under Japan. Information from sources 278. Sources provided information on one outstanding case through the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office at Geneva. Meetings 279. Representatives of the Government of Japan met with the Working Group at its ninetieth, ninety-first and ninety-second sessions to discuss developments connected to cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 280. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted four cases to the Government and all remain outstanding. Observations 281. The Working Group congratulates the Government for ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and accepting the competence of the Committee under article 32. It calls upon the Government also to accept the competence of the Committee under article 31. 67