A/HRC/22/45 South Sudan Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Number of outstanding cases at the Cases sent under beginning of the the urgent action period under procedure review 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the standard procedure Government 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases N/A Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review Non-governmental sources 1j 0 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A N/A Urgent appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Invitation extended No Request for a visit 347. On 29 August 2011, the Working Group requested the Government of South Sudan to extend an invitation to undertake a visit to the country. The Government has not yet responded. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 348. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted one case to the Government. This case remains outstanding. j 96 Following the independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011 and its admission as a State Member of the United Nations on 14 July 2011, the Working Group has started reviewing the cases recorded under the Sudan to determine whether any of these should be transferred to the records of South Sudan in accordance to the Working Group‘s working methods. In accordance with paragraph 15 of its Methods of Work, the Working Group decided at its ninety-seventh session to transfer one case from the statistics of the Sudan to those of South Sudan.