United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/WGEID/106/1 Distr.: General 22 July 2015 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 106th session (6 – 15 May 2015) I. Introduction 1. The present document reflects the communications and cases examined and other activities carried out by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances at its 106th session, in Geneva. II. Communications 2. Between its 105th and 106th sessions, the Working Group transmitted 45 cases under its urgent action procedure to Bahrain (1), Bangladesh (1), Egypt (19), Honduras (1), Jordan (1), Pakistan (21) and Zimbabwe (1). 3. At its 106th session, the Working Group decided to transmit 62 newly reported cases of enforced disappearance to 11 States. The Working Group also clarified 25 cases, in Cuba (1), Egypt (4), Georgia (1), Guatemala (1), Pakistan (7), Saudi Arabia (2), Sri Lanka (6), the Syrian Arab Republic (1), Tajikistan (1) and Uruguay (1). Fifteen cases were clarified on the basis of information provided by the Governments and 10 on the basis of information provided by sources. 4. Between its 105th and 106th sessions, the Working Group, following its prompt intervention procedure, transmitted, jointly with other special procedures mechanisms, three communications, to Colombia (1), El Salvador (1) and Mexico (1). The Working Group also transmitted two other letters, to Morocco (1) and Spain (1). 5. At its 106th session, the Working Group reviewed one follow-up general allegation, concerning El Salvador. GE.15-12356(E) *1512356*

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