A/HRC/4/41 page 88 Information from sources 427. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Request for a visit 428. Following a decision made at its eightieth session, the Working Group decided to request a mission to Timor-Leste in order to facilitate the clarification of outstanding cases. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 429. In 2002, in accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group decided to address cases of disappearances that occurred in the past in East Timor and were listed under Indonesia to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. These cases have subsequently been sent to the authorities of Timor-Leste. 430. The majority of the cases of disappearance reported to the Working Group occurred in 1992 and between 1998 and 2000 in East Timor, when it was under Indonesian control. A large number concerned students involved in anti-Government demonstrations. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 431. In the past and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted 501 cases to the Government of the day; of those, 18 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 58 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government of Indonesia and 425 cases remain outstanding. The Working Group has copied these cases to the Government of Indonesia. Observations 432. The Working Group encourages the Government of Timor-Leste, in cooperation with the Government of Indonesia, to communicate with the Working Group to further the clarification of the 425 outstanding cases. 433. The Working Group urges the Government of Timor-Leste to respond positively to its request for a country visit. Togo Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 10 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 10

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