A/HRC/10/9 page 9 Colombia, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zimbabwe. 16. The Working Group sent 69 of these cases under the urgent action procedure to the Governments of Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. 17. Of the newly-reported cases, 83 allegedly occurred during the reporting period and relate to Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. 18. During the same period, the Working Group clarified 54 cases in the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Turkey. Of those, 38 cases were clarified based on information provided by the Government and 16 cases were clarified based on information provided by sources. 19. During the reporting period, the Working Group sent 12 prompt intervention communications addressing harassment of and threats to human rights defenders and relatives of disappeared persons in Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Namibia, the Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Five of these were sent as joint communications with one or more of the following special procedures: on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the situation of human rights defenders, and the independence of judges and lawyers. 20. Following its eighty-third session in 2007 and its first two sessions in 2008, the Working Group sent 14 general allegations to the Governments of Bolivia, Colombia, Egypt, India, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Sudan, the United States of America and Thailand. During its eighty-sixth session, the Working Group decided to transmit general allegations to some Governments, inviting them to comment thereon. Summaries of the general allegations considered during the eighty-sixth session, including government responses, if any, will be included in the 2009 annual report. C. Country visits 21. Upon the invitation of the Government of Argentina, Mr. Corcuera, Chairperson-Rapporteur, and Mr. Saied Rajaie Khorasani, member of the Working Group, visited the country from 21 July to 24 July 2008, assisted by staff from the Secretariat. The purpose of the mission was to examine practices carried out to clarify cases of enforced disappearances as well as the programmes and measures adopted to guarantee the rights of the victims, including the right to reparation. 22. The report on the visit to Argentina is contained in A/HRC/10/9/Add.1. Among others, the Working Group recommended to the Government of Argentina to define enforced disappearance