United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/WGEID/101/1 Distr.: General 28 January 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Post-sessional document 101st session (4–13 November 2013) I. Introduction 1. The present document reflects activities conducted and communications and cases examined by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances at its 101st session, held from 4 to 13 November 2013. II. Activities 2. On 8 November 2013, the Working Group held an expert consultation on enforced disappearances and economic, social and cultural rights. During the half-day thematic discussion, experts from various regions of the world exchanged views on the indivisibility of human rights and the relationship between enforced disappearances and economic, social and cultural rights. The Working Group will report on this subject to the Human Rights Council in 2014. III. Communications 3. Between its 100th and 101st sessions, the Working Group transmitted 18 cases under its urgent action procedure, to Iraq (7), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), Peru (1), the Syrian Arab Republic (4), the United Arab Emirates (1) and Yemen (3). 4. At its 101st session, the Working Group decided to transmit 41 newly reported cases of enforced disappearance to 10 States. The Working Group also clarified 15 cases, concerning Chile (5), Namibia (1), Pakistan (2), Saudi Arabia (1), Sri Lanka (3), the Syrian Arab Republic (2) and the United Arab Emirates (1). Of the 15 cases, 8 were clarified on the basis of information provided by Governments, and 7 on the basis of information provided by sources. 5. Between its 100th and 101st sessions, under its prompt intervention procedure, the Working Group transmitted six communications jointly with other special procedures mechanisms, to Algeria (2), Colombia (2) and Kenya (2). The Working Group also GE.14- *1410644*

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