A/HRC/4/41 page 82 Observations 395. The Working Group wishes to express its appreciation to the Government of Sri Lanka for its ongoing cooperation and its efforts to investigate and clarify the fate of the many thousands of persons who disappeared in the past. The Working Group thanks the Government for the reply to its request for a country visit, and looks forward to receiving a positive reply and setting dates as soon as possible. 396. The Working Group is gravely concerned at the increase in reported cases of recent enforced disappearances occurring primarily in the north-east of the country in the context of renewed fighting in the region. 397. The Working Group encourages the Government to report on the further implementation of the recommendations emanating from the Working Group’s visits in 1991, 1992 and 1999. 398. The Working Group would appreciate further information on the situation of the National Human Rights Commission, owing to its crucial role in addressing disappearances and other human rights issues in Sri Lanka. Sudan Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 164 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 12 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 Yes (in 2005) 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 165 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 5 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Urgent action 399. One case was sent to the Government of the Sudan under the urgent action procedure. The case concerned Mona Ibrahim Salih, who disappeared from the Kalma internally displaced persons camp on 4 December 2005. Information from the Government 400. A communication was sent by the Government on 24 August 2006 regarding 12 cases. In five cases, the Working Group decided that the replies could constitute clarifications, provided the source did not raise an objection within six months (see paragraph 12). With respect to the