A/HRC/16/48 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 284. The Government transmitted one communication on 12 September 2008 which was not translated in time to be included in report A/HRC/10/9 and A/HRC/13/31. It concerned information on the case which was not considered sufficient to clarify it. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 285. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted one case to the Government, which remains outstanding. Observations 286. 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. Lao People's Democratic Republic Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 1 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 0 0 0 0 1 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 1 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) N/A N/A 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 Standard procedures 287. The Working Group transmitted one newly reported case to the Government. The case concerned Ms. Kingkeo Phongsely, who was arrested on 2 November 2009 by secret police agents near Phonhong, when going by taxi from the city of Thalat to the city of Vientiane. 69