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31.
In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group also transmitted a copy
of 20 of the case files to the Government of the Republic of Korea and a copy of 2 of the
case files to the Government of China.
Information from the Government
32.
On 19 March 2018, the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
transmitted information concerning 17 outstanding cases, which was considered insufficient
to clarify them.
Observation
33.
The Working Group wishes to express its disappointment regarding the standard
replies provided by the Government. The Working Group wishes to bring the
Government’s attention to Human Rights Council resolution 21/4, in which the Council
urged States to cooperate with the Working Group to help it to carry out its mandate
effectively.
Ecuador
Information from the Government
34.
On 29 March 2018, the Government of Ecuador transmitted information concerning
five outstanding cases, which was considered insufficient to clarify them.
35.
In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group transmitted a copy of
the case of Jorge Vásquez Durand to the Government of Peru; and copies of the cases of
Jeremías Ramirez and José del Carmen Molano Ríos to the Government of Colombia.
Egypt
Urgent action
36.
The Working Group, under its urgent action procedure, transmitted 39 cases to the
Government (see annex II).
Standard procedure
37.
The Working Group transmitted four cases to the Government under its standard
procedure, concerning:
(a)
Essam Kamal Abdulgalil Abdulalim, allegedly arrested on 24 August 2016 in
front of the 6th of October city development authority by plain-clothed members of the
State Security force;
(b)
Mohamed Gamal Ahmed Abdulmaguid Ali, disappeared on 20 December
2017, presumably arrested by law enforcement authorities, as they had previously been
looking for him;
(c)
Hassan Sayed Sayed Soliman, allegedly arrested on 17 December 2017 at his
home by National Security agents in uniform;
(d)
Mohamed Abdel Aziz El-Sayed Ismail, allegedly abducted on 10 November
2017 from outside Sheikha Salameh Mosque by men in civilian clothes who identified
themselves as members of the security forces.
Clarification based on information from sources
38.
On the basis of the information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to
clarify 16 cases, concerning Hussein Abdel Fattah Khalaf, Mohamed Mohsen Ibrahim
Sweidan, Mohamed Ali Hassan Barakat, Hussain Mohammed Youssr, Osama Mohamed
Ibrahim El Sayed Mohamed, Diaa Tarek Ali Ibrahim, Shaban Mohamed Sayed, Al Sayed
Mahmoud Ali Al Ghandour, Mohamed Mustafa Mahmoud Mohamed, Ezzeldin Ahmed
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