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) 1 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 497. The Government transmitted two communications dated 22 January and 31 May 2010, both concerning the outstanding case. The information included was considered insufficient to clarify it. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 498. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 18 cases to the Government; of those, 5 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 12 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 1 remains outstanding. Observations 499. 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. Turkey 108 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 2 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 63 0 2 0 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 61 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) 19 1 No