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Information from the Government
310. The Government informed the Working Group on 2 June 2006 that a human rights
worker who allegedly disappeared in 1998 is currently working in law offices in Lagos.
311. The reply could constitute a clarification, provided the source does not raise an objection
within six months (see paragraph 12).
Information from sources
312.
No information was received from sources regarding the outstanding case.
Summary of the situation prior to the period under review
313. The outstanding case concerns a human rights activist who was allegedly arrested at
Murtala airport in Lagos by security forces in 1998 (see paragraph 310).
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
314. In the past the Working Group has transmitted six cases to the Government. The
Working Group has clarified five cases on the basis of information provided by the Government.
There remains one outstanding case to be clarified on the basis of the six-month rule.
Pakistan
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of
the period
under review
75
Cases transmitted to the Government
during the period under review
Cases sent under
Cases sent under
the standard
the urgent action
procedure
procedure
2
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
end of the
year under
review
77
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
8
Government response
Government response
Government response
N/A
N/A
N/A
Urgent actions
315. The Working Group transmitted to the Government of Pakistan two cases under its
urgent action procedure. The first case concerned the alleged disappearance of Allah Ditto
(alias Asif Balladi), the secretary of the Sindh Nationalist Forum from Karachi, Sindh Province.
The other case concerned Samiullah Baloch, who reportedly disappeared after being arrested at
a military police checkpoint in Balochistan.
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