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131. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and no response was received from the
Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
Ecuador
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
11
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
11
0
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
7
Multiple replies on some cases
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
0
4
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
Yes
Information from the Government
132. The Working Group received one communication on 11 June 2008 from the Government
of Ecuador on the four outstanding cases. However, the response was considered insufficient to
clarify them. On 2 September 2008, another communication was received from the Government
rectifying the name of one of the victims of the outstanding cases.
Information from sources
133. Additional information was received from sources regarding one case.
Clarifications
134. Based on information received from the Government, the Working Group clarified seven
cases for which the six-month rule had been applied and no observations were received from the
source.
Truth and Justice Commission
135. In a communication received on 11 June 2008, the Government informed the Working
Group that a Truth and Justice Commission had been established in Ecuador on 3 May 2007.
Visit
136. In a communication dated 17 September 2008, the Government invited the Working Group
to undertake an official visit in 2009.
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