A/HRC/WGEID/101/1 47. The fourth and fifth cases concerned Mr. Mu-su Nam and Mr. Jeong-yeol Nam, also known as Jeong-lyeol Nam, who were allegedly abducted on 9 June 1972, when Yupungho, the fishing boat they worked on, was reportedly captured by forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 48. The sixth case concerned Mr. Hyeob-ju Park, who was allegedly abducted on 15 February 1974, when Suwon-ho 33, the fishing boat he worked on, was reportedly captured by forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 49. The seventh and eighth cases concerned Mr. Seung-min Choi, below the age of 18 at the time of the alleged abduction, and Mr. Min-kyo Lee, who were allegedly abducted in August 1977 by an agent of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea when they were on holiday on Hongdo Island. 50. The ninth and tenth cases concerned Mr. Young-shik Hwang and Mr. Wan-sang Jeong, who were allegedly abducted on 6 January, 1971, when Huiyoung 37, the fishing boat they worked on, was reportedly captured by forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the Yellow Sea. 51. The eleventh and twelfth cases concerned Mr. Byeong-gi Lee and Mr. Jang-won Kim, who were allegedly abducted on 20 November 1965, when Myeongdeok-ho, the fishing boat they worked on, was reportedly captured by forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the Sea of Japan. Information from the Government 52. On 7 October 2013, the Government transmitted a communication regarding one outstanding case. The information provided was not considered sufficient to lead to the clarification of the case. 12. Dominican Republic Information from the Government 53. On 2 July 2013, the Government transmitted a communication regarding one outstanding case. The information provided was not considered sufficient to lead to clarification of the case. Observations 54. The Working Group would like to recall that, under its humanitarian mandate, it may consider cases even when they are considered by other human rights mechanisms. 13. Guatemala General allegation 55. The Working Group received information from reliable sources on obstacles encountered in the implementation in Guatemala of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 56. It is alleged that, during the armed conflict in Guatemala (1962–1996), the enforced disappearance of persons was a systematic practice of the State security forces. According to the information received, more than 45,000 people were forcibly disappeared; few of those cases have been resolved, with those responsible duly tried and convicted. 8

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