A/HRC/13/31 Yemen Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 4 Cases clarified during the period under review: 1 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 4 0 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 1 4 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) N/A 0 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 622. The Working Group sent four cases under its urgent action procedure to the Government. The first three concerned Kasem Ali Kassem Al Ghouli and his two sons, Mohamed Kassem Ali Al Ghouli and Ibrahim Kassem Ali Al Ghouli, who were abducted from their home on 23 February 2009, by armed agents of the political police service dressed in civilian clothes. The fourth case concerned Mohamed Al Magaleh, editor of the Socialist Party’s website “Al Eshteraki”, who was abducted on 17 September 2009 allegedly by government’s agents outside his house in Sa’ada, North Western Yemen. Information from sources 623. The Working Group received new information from sources on one case, which led to clarification. Clarification 624. Following the information received by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. Communications from the Working Group 625. On 29 September 2009, the Working Group sent an urgent communication to the Government jointly other three special procedures mechanisms, concerning Mohamed Al Magaleh, which was subsequently filed as case before the Working Group. 130 GE.09-17704