A/HRC/13/31 Information from sources 124. The source provided information on one case confirming the correct spelling of the name of the victim as provided by the Government. Clarification 125. Following the expiration of the six-month rule, the Working Group decided to clarify eight cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 126. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 907 cases to the Government; of those, 23 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources, 77 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 807 remain outstanding. Observations 127. 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. China Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 2 Cases clarified during the period under review: 3 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 2 0 29 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 3 0 28 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) No 0 General allegations 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 128. The Working Group sent two cases under its urgent action procedure to the Government. One concerned Zhisheng Gao, one of China’s foremost human rights lawyers, who was arrested at his hometown in Jiaxian County, Shaanxi Province, by GE.09-17704 31