A/HRC/16/48 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 288. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted seven cases to the Government; of those, five have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, one has been discontinued and one remains outstanding. Observations 289. 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. Lebanon6 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 312 0 0 0 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 312 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 Communications from the Working Group 290. In accordance with the Working Group’s usual practice, the Government of Lebanon received a copy of the case concerning Mr. Mohammad Daher, who was reportedly arrested at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing, on the Syrian-Lebanese border, by Syrian General Security officers on 2 December 2009. This case is recorded under the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic. Information from the Government 291. One communication was received from the Government on 29 March 2010, concerning the above-mentioned case of Mr. Mohammad Daher. It could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present report. 6 70 In accordance with the practice of the Working Group, Osman El-Hajjé did not participate in the decisions relating to this section of the report.