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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
137. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 26 cases to the Government. It
clarified 22 cases, 18 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 4 on the basis
of information provided by the source; 4 cases remain outstanding.
138. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
Observations
139. The Working Group thanks the Government for its cooperation and the efforts deployed to
clarify seven outstanding cases.
140. The Working Group congratulates the Government on the establishment of the Truth and
Justice Commission and hopes that it will achieve successful results to the benefit of victims of
enforced or involuntary disappearances.
141. The Working Group thanks the Government for the invitation extended to undertake a
country visit.
Egypt
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
15
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the urgent action
the standard
procedure
procedure
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
0
General allegation
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
0
Cases clarified during the period
under review by:
Government Non-governmental
sources
0
Multiple replies on some cases
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
0
15
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
Government response
Government response
Government response
No
N/A
N/A
General allegation
142. The Working Group received information from credible sources concerning obstacles
encountered in Italy in the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance. This information was transmitted to the Governments of Egypt,
Italy and the United States of America after its eighty-third session.
143. The allegation concerned a report of one case of extraordinary rendition, which allegedly
occurred in Italy on 17 February 2003, and which involved an enforced disappearance for a
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