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each disappeared person. It noted that, until now, 1,197 families of disappeared persons
have already been provided with such compensation.
359. Finally, the Government indicated that no complaint was reported to have been
received regarding a direct threat from anybody belonging to the families of the purported
victims of enforced disappearances reportedly perpetrated at the Maharajgunj barracks.
Meetings
360. Representatives of the Government met with the Working Group at its ninety-second
session to discuss developments connected to outstanding cases.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
361. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 672 cases to the
Government; of those, 79 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 135 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and 458 remain outstanding.
Observations
362. The Working Group reminds the Government of its obligations under the
Declaration “to bring to justice all persons presumed responsible for an act of enforced
disappearance” (art. 14), that “persons alleged to have committed any acts referred to in
article 4, paragraph 1, … shall be suspended from any official duties during the
investigation” (art. 16.1) and that persons “shall be tried only by the competent ordinary
courts in each State, and not by any other special tribunal, in particular military courts” (art.
16.2).
363. The Working Group reminds the Government of Nepal of the letter sent on 19
September 2008, requesting a written report on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Working Group following its country visit on 2004. The Working Group regrets that
no written report was received.
364. The Working Group reaffirms its request to the Government of Nepal for a followup country visit.
365. The Working Group calls upon the Government to sign and ratify the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and accept the
competence of the Committee under articles 31 and 32.
Nicaragua
84
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
103
0
0
0
0
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
103
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