A/HRC/4/41 page 35 Dominican Republic Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 2 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 2 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases N/A General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 2 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 Information from the Government 160. The Working Group reviewed a communication sent by the Government on 18 July 2006 regarding the two outstanding cases. The Working Group decided that the government responses were not sufficient to clarify the two cases. Information from sources 161. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 162. Of the four cases reported to the Working Group, one concerned a person who was arrested in June 1984 in Santo Domingo; another concerned a university lecturer, journalist and political activist who was reportedly detained in May 1994; the third concerned a day labourer and Haitian national who was allegedly arrested in 1984; and the fourth, a person who was reportedly arrested in 1988 together with two community leaders. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 163. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted four cases to the Government; two cases were clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and two cases remain outstanding. Ecuador Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 11 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the standard the urgent action procedure procedure 0 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 11