A/HRC/27/49 98. On 16 October 2006, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a visit to the country. No positive response yet has been received from the Government in spite of reminders sent. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Syrian Arab Republic 99. The Working Group is particularly concerned about the extent and scale of enforced disappearance in the Syrian Arab Republic, as also highlighted by the work of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, which has revealed the nature of crime against humanity of enforced disappearances in the country. Consequently, the Working Group has decided to call for action by the highest United Nations bodies to tackle that issue and in particular has requested the Security Council to consider referring the matter to the International Criminal Court (see para. 32 above). 100. On 19 September 2011, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a visit to the country. No response yet has been received from the Government in spite of a reminder sent in 2013. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply can be received soon. Thailand 101. The Working Group reiterates its concern that, 10 years after the disappearance of Somchai Neelaphaijit, his fate and whereabouts remain unknown. It urges the Government of Thailand to continue the investigations into the case, establish the truth and hold criminally responsible the perpetrators of the disappearance. 102. On 30 June 2011, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a visit to the country. No positive response yet has been received from the Government in spite of reminders sent. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Ukraine 103. The Working Group is concerned about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, which may facilitate the occurrence of enforced disappearances. It reiterates article 7 of the Declaration, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. United Arab Emirates 104. The Working Group is concerned that, during the reporting period, it transmitted to the Government 12 cases under its urgent action procedure and 2 urgent appeals (A/HRC/WGEID/100/1, paras. 121–128, A/HRC/WGEID/101/1, paras. 167–168; A/HRC/WGEID/102/1, para. 163; and A/HRC/WGEID/103/1, paras. 181–185, 189). While thanking the Government for replying to most communications and noting that 16 cases have been clarified during the reporting period, it is concerned at what seems to be a recent pattern of short-term disappearances. 105. The Working Group recalls articles 2 (“no State shall practise, permit or tolerate enforced disappearances”), 7 (“no circumstances whatsoever ... may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances”) and 10 (“accurate information on the detention of such persons and their place or places of detention, including transfers, shall be made promptly available 22