A/HRC/13/31 Observations 460. 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. Rwanda 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 21 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 21 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 21 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) No 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 Information from the Government 461. On 22 October 2008 the Government transmitted a communication, which for technical reasons was not received by the Working Group. It was retransmitted on 4 June 2009, and concerned all outstanding cases. The information was insufficient to clarify the cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 462. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 24 cases to the Government; of those, two cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources, one has been discontinued and 21 remain outstanding. Observations 463. 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. GE.09-17704 97