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 No Urgent Appeals Yes Government response Yes 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 Urgent actions 67. The Working Group sent one case under its urgent action procedure to the Government. The case concerned Mr. Ali Ebrahim Al-Jufairy, who was allegedly abducted by State agents in civilian clothes from the Marwazan area of Sanabis village on 28 March 2010. Urgent appeals 68. On 15 September 2010, the Working Group, jointly with four other special procedures mechanisms, transmitted an urgent appeal to the Government concerning Mr. Abduljalil Al Singace, Mr. Abdul Ghani Al Kanja, Mr. Jaffar Al-Hessabi, and Mr. Mohammed Saeed, who were reportedly arrested between 13 and 17 August 2010, and taken to an undisclosed place of detention. 69. On 12 October 2010, the Government replied to the urgent appeal. It stated that the four persons had been arrested in light of the existence of confirmed information, investigations and evidence that they were part of a structured terrorism network and that, given the nature of their suspected crimes, their arrests were carried out under Law No. 58/2006. The Government also noted that the four detainees preserve their right to be visited by, and correspond with, family and friends and that such visits are ongoing. Information from the Government 70. The Government transmitted two communications dated 12 October and 3 November 2010. In the first communication, the Government replied to the urgent joint appeal sent on 15 September 2010. The second communication, concerning the outstanding case, was not translated in time for inclusion in the present report. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 71. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted three cases to the Government; of those, two cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source and one case remains outstanding. Observations 72. 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. 24

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