A/HRC/7/2 page 63 275. The Working Group received reports referring to the state of emergency and the potential obstacles that this situation could pose for the implementation of the Declaration. A summary of the general allegation was sent to the Government after the eighty-third session and will be included in the 2008 annual report, as well as any comments received by the Government. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 276. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted 116 cases to the Government; of those, 6 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source and 18 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government. There are eight cases under the six-month rule for which the time limit has been temporarily suspended by decision of the Working Group. For two cases, the Working Group decided to suspend the six-month rule. A total of 92 cases remain outstanding. Observations 277. The Working Group expresses concern over the fact that during the period under review, it received reports on 32 recent cases. 278. On the other hand, the Working Group notes that 14 outstanding cases were clarified, and thanks the Government for its cooperation. 279. The Working Group wishes to remind the Government that, under article 7 of the Declaration, no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. Peru Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases clarified during the period under review by: Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Government Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 2 368 0 0 0 2 368 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Cases sent under the standard procedure 0 Multiple replies on some cases 1 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A Yes N/A N/A Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Government response Government response Government response Yes N/A N/A Information from the Government 280. The Working Group reviewed a communication from the Government dated 21 December 2006. However, the Working Group decided that the information submitted was insufficient to clarify the outstanding cases.