A/HRC/13/31
Uruguay
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Cases sent
under the
urgent action
procedure
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
0
0
22
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
2
Government
Nongovernmental
sources
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
0
0
22
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible
clarification by Government (6month rule)
No
2
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
607. According to the Working Group’s methods of work, the Government of Uruguay
received a copy of the case concerning Jorge Hugo Martínez Horminoguez, who
disappeared in Pozo de Quilmes in Argentina in 1978, after being arrested by Argentinean
and Uruguayan army officers. This case is recorded under the Government of Argentina.
Information from the Government
608. Two communications were received from the Government dated 19 June and 1 July
2009. On both communications, the Government provided information on two cases,
following which the Working Group decided to apply the six-month rule at its eighty-ninth
session.
609. In the same communications, the Government provided information on the case of
Jorge Hugo Martínez Horminoguez, which was transmitted to the Government of
Argentina.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
610. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 31 cases to the
Government; of those, 1 case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by
sources, 8 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and 22 remain outstanding.
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