A/HRC/4/41 page 90 Clarifications 439. Based on information from the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify five cases following the expiration of the six-month rule (see paragraph 11). In four cases, death certificates were provided. In one case, the subject, together with his attorney, made a declaration to the General Directorate of Security stating that he was not a disappeared person. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 440. The majority of the 181 reported cases were alleged to have occurred in south-eastern Turkey, in areas where a state of emergency was in force, and concerned members of the Kurdish minority. Three cases reportedly occurred in 2001 and concerned members of the People’s Democratic Party. A 2002 case concerned a welder who was allegedly detained by members of the gendarmerie, despite a judicial order that he be remanded to prison. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 441. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 181 cases to the Government; of those, 49 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 49 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 83 cases remain outstanding. Uganda Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 54 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 N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 15 (See paragraph 447) 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 442. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases. Information from sources 443. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.