A/HRC/13/31 General allegations N/A Government response Yes 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 153. The Government transmitted one communication to the Working Group, dated 17 April 2009, replying to a general allegation sent in 2004 (E/CN.4/2005/65). General allegations Reply from the Government 154. In a communication dated 17 April 2009, the Government of the Republic of Congo responded to the Working Group’s general allegation sent in 2004. It stated that in 2005, the return of peace and security in large towns and the restoration of administrative services and the judiciary enabled the Brazzaville Criminal Court to hold a session to clarify the “Beach Disappearances” case. In its Judgement No. 006 of 17 August 2005, the Court ordered the Government to pay 10 million CFA francs to each missing person’s family. Compensation has been paid in 84 cases in which it has been established that a person had gone missing. Forty-three (43) cases were dismissed because some claimants were not included in the list and others had not signed the declaration of good faith. The judgement of the Brazzaville Criminal Court was confirmed by the Supreme Court of the Congo which increased the compensation awarded to the survivors of the missing persons. Observations 155. Following the information provided by the Government on 17 April 2009, the Working Group looks forward to receiving the names of all those persons who disappeared as well as those of the 84 persons whose families received compensation. 156. 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. Cyprus Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 0 36 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 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 0 GE.09-17704