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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
240. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted
three cases to the Government. All three cases remain outstanding.
Kuwait
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
1
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the urgent action
the standard
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
1
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
N/A
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
1
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
241. The Working Group reviewed communications from the Government of Kuwait
dated 31 July and 22 November 2006. However, the Working Group decided that the
information submitted was insufficient to clarify the one outstanding case.
Information from sources
242.
No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.
Meetings
243.
case.
The Working Group met with government representatives to discuss the one outstanding
Summary of the situation prior to the period under review
244. The one case reported in the past concerned a person described by the source as a
“bedouin” of Palestinian origin, carrying a Jordanian passport, who was allegedly arrested and
detained by the Kuwaiti secret police after the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991. In
2005, the Working Group facilitated a meeting between family members of the disappeared
person and representatives of the Government of Kuwait.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
245. In the past, the Working Group has transmitted one case to the Government and this case
remains outstanding.
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