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two cases concerned Khusein Motsolgov and Akhmet Kartoev, arrested in Nazran region in
Ingushetia by officials from the State Security Forces on 5 May and 22 May 2007, respectively.
Information from the Government
332. The Working Group received nine communications from the Government of the
Russian Federation dated 24 August 2007, 18 September 2007, 22 October 2007,
29 December 2007, 26 March 2008, 30 June 2008, 4 August 2008, 25 August 2008 and
21 October 2008. In the first six communications, the Russian Federation provided additional
information on 24 outstanding cases of enforced disappearance. However, the information
submitted was insufficient to clarify the outstanding cases. The last three communications could
not be translated by the Secretariat in time for consideration by the Working Group for inclusion
in the present report.
333. The Government of Uzbekistan provided information on the case of Abdulaziz
Murodullayevich Boymatov which could constitute a clarification provided the source did not
raise an objection within six months. It is to be noted that, according to the methods of work of
the Working Group, the case of Abdulaziz Murodullayevich Boymatov was accounted under
the Russian Federation, where he was arrested.
Information from sources
334. Information was received from sources regarding the case of Abdulaziz Murodullayevich
Boymatov. The source requested additional time in order to confirm the information provided by
the Government regarding his whereabouts. Therefore, the Working Group decided to extend the
period of consideration of this case, and suspend the six-month rule.
Request for a visit
335. The Government of the Russian Federation indicated that it continued to be in agreement
in principle with the visit and asked that the time for the visit be reviewed after the completion of
the process of assessment of the mandates of special procedures by the Human Rights Council.
On 4 June 2008, the Working Group reiterated its interest to undertake the visit to the
Russian Federation and the first quarter of 2009 was suggested as possible dates. The
Government of the Russian Federation has not yet responded to the renewed request.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
336. Since its establishment, the Working Group transmitted 478 cases to the Government. It
clarified 11 cases, 1 on the basis of information provided by the Government and 10 on the basis
of information provided by the source; 467 remain outstanding.
337. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
Observations
338. The Working Group expresses concern that during the period under review, two urgent
actions were sent to the Government and no response was received.
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