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Thailand10
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
36
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under the Cases sent under
urgent action
the standard
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
2
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
12
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
48
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
Standard cases
370. The Working Group transmitted 12 newly reported cases of disappearance to the
Government of Thailand. The majority of these cases took place between 2004 and 2005 in
Pattani and Yala Provinces.
Information from the Government
371. The Working Group received two communications from the Government, dated 5 February
and 21 March 2007 concerning two outstanding cases. The Working Group found that the
responses did not contain sufficient information to clarify the fate or whereabouts of the
disappeared persons.
Information from sources
372. The Working Group received new information from the source on one case concerning a
human rights lawyer. The source informed about the several legal steps taken in the pursuit of
justice for his disappearance.
Meetings
373. Representatives of the Government of Thailand met with the Working Group at its
eighty-third session to discuss developments connected to its outstanding cases.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
374. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has
transmitted 51 cases to the Government; of those, 1 case was clarified on the basis of information
provided by the Government, 2 cases were discontinued, and 48 cases remain outstanding.
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See annex V for the list of names of the newly reported cases of disappeared persons.
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