A/HRC/4/41 page 15 Algeria1 Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 1 592 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 31 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 Yes Yes Yes 2 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 1 622 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Government response Government response Government response N/A Yes N/A Urgent action 50. One case was sent to the Government of Algeria under the urgent action procedure. The case concerned Nouaman Meziche, who disappeared from Houari Boumediene airport on 5 January 2006. Standard cases 51. The Working Group transmitted 31 newly reported cases of disappearance which allegedly occurred in the 1990s. Information from the Government 52. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases. Information from sources 53. The Working Group received new information from sources on 44 cases. Clarifications 54. Based on information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify two cases. Regarding the disappearance of Nouaman Meziche, it was reported that he was released after 45 days of secret detention. In the second case, regarding a man who disappeared in 1999, the source reported where he is being imprisoned. 1 See annex IV for the list of the newly reported cases of disappeared persons.