A/HRC/13/31 56. The Working Group notes the observations made in 2007 and 2008 regarding the Government’s obligations under article 13 of the Declaration to take steps to ensure that all involved in the investigations are protected against ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal. 57. The Working Group requests the Government of Algeria for a country visit aimed at clarifying the 2,912 outstanding cases. 58. 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. Angola 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 3 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 3 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 3 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 59. The Working Group received one communication from the Government on 23 April 2009, requesting the Working Group to provide more information on three outstanding cases. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 60. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 10 cases to the Government; of those, 7 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources and 3 remain outstanding. Observations 61. 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. 16 GE.09-17704