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certain period of time. The Working Group was informed that this case took place in the context
of extraordinary rendition programmes that were allegedly carried out by the United States of
America together with Egypt, where the person was secretly imprisoned and reportedly tortured.
144. No response was received from the Government regarding this general allegation.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding to date
145. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 23 cases to the Government. It
clarified 7 cases on the basis of information provided by the Government and 1 case on the basis
of information provided by the source; 15 remain outstanding.
Observations
146. The Working Group requests the Government to provide information on the allegation, in
particular whether the rendition, which would amount to enforced disappearance, regardless of
its purpose, took place on 17 February 2003.
El Salvador
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
2 270
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
N/A
N/A
Yes
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the end
of the year
under review
2 270
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
Yes
147. 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.
The country visit report is contained in A/HRC/7/2/Add.2.
Observation
148. The Working Group sent a letter to the Government of El Salvador requesting a report on
the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group following its country visit
in 2007. The Working Group regrets that no such report was received.
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