A/HRC/19/58 Clarification 467. Following the information provided by the sources, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. 468. On the basis of the information provided by the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify three cases; one of these, following the confirmation by the source, and the remaining two, following the expiration of the period prescribed by the six-month rule. Meetings 469. Representatives of the Government of Morocco met with the Working Group at its ninety-fourth session. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 470. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 285 cases to the Government; of those, 53 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 150 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, 21 cases have been discontinued and 61 remain outstanding. Observations 471. The Working Group is concerned by the fact that it transmitted seven urgent actions and a prompt intervention letter during the reporting period. The Working Group would like to recall that, in its resolution 7/12, the Human Rights Council urged Governments to take steps to provide adequate protection to witnesses of enforced or involuntary disappearances, human rights defenders acting against enforced disappearances and the lawyers and families of disappeared persons against any intimidation or ill-treatment to which they might be subjected. 472. The Working Group welcomes the continuous efforts made by the Government to clarify outstanding cases. In addition, the Working Group thanks the Government for its report on the implementation of the recommendations made after its visit to the country in 2009, and hopes to continue with the cooperation to address all the recommendations. The Working Group looks forward to work on a follow-up report. Mozambique Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government 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 2 2 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 94 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A 0

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