A/HRC/4/41 page 43 197. There was no activity during the period under review. A summary of the situation in the country is in the last report (E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1). Haiti Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 38 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the standard the urgent action procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 38 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 38 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 198. The Working Group received a communication from the Government on 16 August 2006. It reported that the Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations Office at Geneva had transmitted the communication of the Working Group to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for necessary action. Information from sources 199. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 200. The majority of the 48 reported cases of disappearance occurred during three periods: 1981-1985, 1986-1990 and 1991-1994. Most of the cases that occurred during the first period concerned members or supporters of the Haitian Christian Democrat Party who were allegedly arrested by members of the Armed Forces or by the Tonton Macoutes. The cases that occurred during the second period concerned persons who were reportedly arrested by armed men in civilian clothes, members of the Anti-Gang and Investigation Service, and by the police. The last wave of cases took place in the aftermath of the coup d’état which ousted President Aristide in 1991. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 201. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group transmitted 48 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case has been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 9 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 38 cases remain outstanding.