A/HRC/10/9 page 31 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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