A/HRC/7/2 page 86 General allegation 397. Information was submitted by NGOs to the Working Group concerning obstacles allegedly encountered in the implementation of the Declaration by the Government of the United States of America. This information was transmitted to the Government. 398. It was reported that, on 6 September 2006, the President of the United States of America, Mr. George W. Bush, stated that the United States runs a system of secret detention in the “War on Terror”. However, according to the information received, United States authorities have not disclosed how many individuals were secretly detained. The Government of the United States has reportedly constructed a wide-ranging detention system for terrorism suspects. It is alleged that this system includes detention in secret United States-controlled detention facilities outside the United States. 399. No reply was received from the Government regarding this general allegation. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 400. In previous years and during the period under review, the Working Group transmitted one case to the Government and that case was clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government. No cases remain outstanding. Observations 401. The Working Group remains concerned about the continuing policy and practice of rendition by the United States of America. The Working Group reminds the Government of its observations contained in the 2006 annual report, in light of articles 1, paragraph 2 (right to life, liberty, recognition before the law and the right not to be subject to torture), 2 (right not to be disappeared), 7 (no circumstances, whether a threat of war, a state of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances), 8 (right to non-refoulement), 9 (right to a prompt and effective judicial remedy) and 10 (right to be held in an officially recognized place of detention and to be brought before a judicial authority promptly after detention) of the Declaration, which reflect generally accepted norms of international human rights law. Uruguay Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 22 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard 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 22