United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/WGEID/114/1
Distr.: General
3 May 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Communications, cases examined, observations and other
activities conducted by the Working Group on Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances*
114th session (5–9 February 2018)
I. Communications
1.
Between its 113th and 114th sessions, the Working Group transmitted 122 cases
under its urgent action procedure to Bangladesh (1), Burundi (2), the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (1), Egypt (82), Libya (1), Mauritania (1), Pakistan (26), Saudi Arabia (1), the
Sudan (2), the Syrian Arab Republic (1), Turkey (3) and the United Arab Emirates (1).
2.
At its 114th session, the Working Group decided to transmit 208 newly reported
cases of enforced disappearance to 16 States: Algeria (20), Burundi (2), China (1), the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (16), Egypt (4), the Gambia (1), India (16), Iraq (1),
Libya (2), Mauritania (1), Morocco (16), Pakistan (49), Sri Lanka (27), the Sudan (2), the
Syrian Arab Republic (49) and Turkmenistan (1).
3.
The Working Group also clarified 309 cases, in Argentina (157), Bahrain (3), the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Egypt (17), Iran (Islamic Republic of) (1), Mexico
(6), Pakistan (121), Spain (1), the Sudan (1) and the Syrian Arab Republic (1). Two
hundred and eighty-seven cases were clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Governments and 23 on the basis of information provided by sources.
4.
Between its 113th and 114th sessions, the Working Group also transmitted 11
communications, either individually or jointly with other special procedure mechanisms: 5
urgent appeals, to Afghanistan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt and
Libya; 3 allegation letters, to Egypt, Lebanon and Peru; 2 prompt intervention letters, to
Egypt and Iran (Islamic Republic of); and 1 “other letter” to Mexico.
5.
At its 114th session, the Working Group also reviewed and adopted four general
allegations, concerning Algeria, Burundi, the Russian Federation and Uruguay.
II. Other activities
6.
During the session, the Working Group met with relatives of victims of enforced
disappearances and with non-governmental organizations working on the issue. The
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