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Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
Yes
Information from the Government
112. No information was received from the Government regarding outstanding cases.
Information from sources
113. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases.
Mission
114. Following a decision of the Working Group at its seventy-eighth session, a request for
a visit as part of a four-country initiative in Central America was sent to the Government
on 23 May 2006. The Government agreed and the Working Group undertook a mission to
El Salvador from 5 to 7 February 2007 (A/HRC/7/2/Add.2).
Press releases
115. Press releases were issued prior to and following the mission to El Salvador in
February 2007. On the last day of the mission, the Working Group held a press conference in
El Salvador, which was well attended by the media.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
116. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has
transmitted 2,661 cases to the Government; of those, 73 cases have been clarified on the basis
of information provided by the source, 318 cases have been clarified on the basis of information
provided by the Government and 2,270 cases remain outstanding.
Observations
117. The Working Group is grateful to the Government for the invitation extended to the
Working Group to conduct a mission. The Working Group looks forward to receiving the report
on measures taken to implement the recommendations included in the report on the country visit.
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