A/HRC/4/41 page 25 Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 107. The majority of the 63 cases of disappearances reported in the past occurred between 1969 and 1975, under the military Government, in particular, during the period of guerrilla warfare in the Aerugo region. The majority of the cases were clarified by the Working Group in 1996 on the basis of legal provisions (Law No. 9.140/95), whereby persons who disappeared by reason of their political activities in the period 1961-1979 are considered to have died. Relatives of the victims are legally entitled to decline this legal provision or exercise the right to request death certificates. Four recent cases concern land workers in the State of Pernambuco, who disappeared on 31 May 2004 after having allegedly been arrested by police officers. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 108. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 63 cases to the Government; of those, 4 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 46 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 13 cases remain outstanding. Burundi Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 52 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 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases N/A General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 52 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 109. There was no activity during the period under review. A summary of the situation in the country is in the last annual report (E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1). Cambodia Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 2 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 2

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