A/HRC/13/31 Government concerning Mohamed Fahim Hussein, Khaled Adel Hussein, Ahmed Adel Hussein, Mohamed Salah Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Hussein Ahmed Hussein, Adel Gharieb Ahmed, Ibrahim Mohamed Taha, Sameh Mohamed Taha, Ahmed Saad El Awadi, Ahmed Ezzat Ali, Samir Abdel Hamid el Metwalli, Ahmed El Sayed Nasef, Ahmed Farhan Sayed Ahmed, Ahmed El Sayed Mahmoud el Mansi, Mohamed Khamis El Sayed Ibrahim, and Yasser Abdel Qader Abd El Fattah Bisar, who were allegedly abducted by State Security Intelligence agents between 2 and 8 July 2009. Standard procedures 193. The Working Group transmitted one newly-reported case to the Government regarding Adel Salih Musa, a Sudanese citizen, who disappeared in September 1983 in Aswan, Egypt, as military officers and members of the Egyptian Government were allegedly responsible for his disappearance. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group sent a copy of this case to the Government of the Sudan. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 194. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 41 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources, 7 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 33 remain outstanding. Observations 195. The Working Group notes with concern the increase in the number of contemporary cases of enforced disappearances in Egypt and reminds the Government of its obligations under the Declaration to prevent and terminate acts of enforced disappearances in any territory under its jurisdiction (art. 3). 196. 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. El Salvador Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 2 270 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 0 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 GE.09-17704 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 2 270 Multiple replies on some cases N/A Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) 0 45