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Observations
125. The Working Group welcomes the cooperation of the Government of Chile in the
clarification of cases and sincerely hopes further information will be received that could lead to
the clarifications of the 816 outstanding cases.
China
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
31
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
1
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
1
Cases clarified during the period under
review by:
Government
Non-governmental
sources
3
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
29
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Urgent actions
126. The Working Group transmitted one urgent action to the Government concerning
Jian Hu, a human rights defender who disappeared from his residence while he was under
house arrest.
Standard cases
127. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government under its standard
procedure, concerning Thubten Samten, a 19-year-old Tibetan monk who was allegedly taken
by Chinese police officers from his room in a monastery in May 2006 for displaying prohibited
items in his room, such as pictures of the Dalai Lama and a Tibetan national flag.
Information from the Government
128. One communication, dated 17 May 2006, was received from the Government. This
communication could not be translated by the United Nations translation services in time for
consideration by the Working Group for inclusion in the present report.
Information from sources
129. It was reported that the human rights defender who had disappeared from his residence
(see paragraph 126) had returned home.
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