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transmitted nine urgent appeals, jointly with other special procedures mechanisms,
concerning persons who had been arrested, detained, abducted or otherwise deprived of
their liberty or who had been forcibly disappeared or were at risk of disappearance in
Bahrain, China, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Sudan and the Syrian Arab
Republic.
6.
During its 101st session, the Working Group also reviewed five general allegations
concerning Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico and Morocco.
IV.
1.
Information concerning enforced or involuntary
disappearances in States reviewed by the
Working Group during the session
Albania
Information from the Government
7.
On 25 October 2013, the Government transmitted a communication regarding one
outstanding case. The information provided was not considered sufficient to lead to
clarification of the case.
Information from sources
8.
2.
Sources provided information on one outstanding case.
Algeria
Prompt intervention letter
9.
On 20 August 2013, the Working Group transmitted a prompt intervention letter
concerning the alleged excessive use of force against and subsequent arrest of relatives of
victims of enforced disappearances during a peaceful demonstration on 27 June 2013, on
the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
10.
On 18 October 2013, the Working Group transmitted another prompt intervention
letter concerning the alleged excessive use of force against and subsequent arrest of
relatives of victims of enforced disappearances during a peaceful demonstration on 29
September 2013. The demonstration had been organized to denounce the provisions of the
Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation.
Information from the Government
11.
The Working Group continued to process the information that had been transmitted
by the Government on 5 February 2013. Information concerning 100 outstanding cases was
reviewed during the session and was not considered sufficient to lead to clarification of the
cases.
Information from sources
12.
Sources provided information on seven outstanding cases.
Observations
13.
Regarding the alleged excessive use of force against relatives of victims of enforced
disappearances mentioned in the prompt intervention letters, the Working Group would like
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