A/HRC/19/58
Standard procedure
517. The Working Group transmitted one newly-reported case to the Government. The case
concerned Mr. Ambrosio Derejeno, who was allegedly arrested in Barangay Village by
members of the Citizen’s Armed Forces Geographical Unit on 1 January 2010.
Request for a visit
518. On 24 May 2006, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a mission to
the country. Reminder letters were sent on 16 August 2010 and 18 August 2011. No
response has yet been received from the Government.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
519. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 782 cases to the
Government; of those, 35 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by
the source, 126 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and 621 remain outstanding.
Observations
520. The Working Group regrets that no response has been received from the Government
to its general allegation sent in 2009 concerning the dismissal, by the Court of Appeals, of
amparo petitions for the supposed failure of the petitioners to prove that their rights to life,
liberty or security were violated or under threat (A/HRC/13/31, paras. 416-9),
notwithstanding a reminder sent on 26 August 2011.
Russian Federation
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Cases sent under
the urgent action
procedure
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
0
0
0
0
467
467
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
No
N/A
2
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Invitation extended
No
Information from the Government
521. The Government transmitted one communication dated 24 August 2010, which could
not be translated on time for inclusion in report A/HRC/16/48. This communication has not
yet been translated.
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