A/HRC/13/31 General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response Yes Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A 237. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and, regrettably, no response was received from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in document E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1. Information from the Government 238. The Government transmitted three communications, dated 23 September and 19 November 2008 and 11 November 2009. 239. In the first communication, the Government provided information on the measures and investigations undertaken regarding the prompt intervention letter sent by the Working Group on 29 May 2008, on the intimidation and threats suffered by seven persons investigating enforced or involuntary disappearances which occurred in Guatemala. 240. In the second, the Government transmitted a communication with comments on the progress in implementing the recommendations made by the Working Group following its visit to the country. 241. In the third communication, the Government transmitted information which could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present report. Observations 242. The Working Group thanks the Government for its report on the implementation of the recommendations made after its visit to the country in 2006. The Working Group is currently preparing a follow-up report. 243. 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. Guinea Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 21 GE.09-17704 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 21 55