A/HRC/4/41 page 87 Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 422. Of the 39 reported cases, 33 occurred in 1992; 31 of those cases concerned persons who allegedly disappeared during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations in Bangkok in the aftermath of the appointment of a new Prime Minister. 423. One case occurred in 1991 and concerned the President of the Labour Congress of Thailand, who reportedly disappeared from his union’s office in Bangkok three days after organizing a protest rally. Another case occurred in 2005 and concerned a prominent human rights lawyer who was allegedly taken from his car near Bangkok by five policemen and never seen again. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 424. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 39 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case was clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 2 cases were discontinued. There are 36 cases which remain outstanding before the Working Group. Observations 425. The Working Group reminds the Government of its obligations under article 13, paragraph 3, of the Declaration to take steps to ensure that all persons involved in the investigation of an enforced disappearance, including the complainant, counsel, witnesses and those conducting the investigation, are protected against ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal. The Working Group invites the Government of Thailand to reply to the three prompt intervention letters it sent to the Government in 2005 and 2006. Timor-Leste Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 425 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 0 0 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A Yes 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 425 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 426. No communication has ever been received by the Working Group from the Government of Timor-Leste regarding outstanding cases.