A/HRC/13/31 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 0 0 10 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 10 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 10 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) No 0 General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A Information from the Government 615. On 14 April 2009, the Government provided information on 7 cases. The information was insufficient to consider the cases clarified. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 616. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 14 cases to the Government; of those, 4 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 10 remain outstanding. Observations 617. The Working Group notes that the Government has signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and calls upon the Government to ratify it and accept the competence of the Committee under articles 31 and 32. 128 GE.09-17704