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122. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and regrettably no response was received
from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in document
E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
123. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 26 cases to the
Government; of those, four cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the source, 18 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and four remain outstanding.
Egypt
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 3
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 3
Number of
outstanding
Cases sent under
cases at the
beginning of the the urgent action
period under
procedure
review
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
41
3
1
2
41
0
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
0
N/A
0
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response N/A
General allegation
Yes (2011)
Government response Yes
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response N/A
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Invitation extended
No
Standard procedure
124. The Working Group transmitted three newly-reported cases to the Government. The
first case concerned Mr. Ahmed Ashour Hassan, who was allegedly last seen at Abu
Zaabal Prison, Cairo, on 28 January 2011. The second case concerned Mr. Reda Fathy
Mohamed Ibrahim, who was allegedly arrested on Talaat Harb Street, close to Tahrir
Square, by State police on 1 June 2011. The third case concerned Mr. Samy Bakry Orani
Morsi, who was allegedly arrested near his home in Helwan, Cairo, by military forces on 8
February 2011.
Information from the Government
125. The Government transmitted two communications to the Working Group, dated 1
December 2011 and 14 August 2012.
126. In its first communication, the Government responded to an urgent appeal dated 28
January 2011. The communication could not be translated in time for the present report.
127. In its second communication, the Government responded to a reminder from the
Working Group concerning a general allegation dated 4 May 2011. The Government
pointed out that it had in fact responded to the general allegation in a communication dated
16 August 2011, and attached said communication.
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