A/HRC/22/45
forces in Kashmir resulted in more than 8,000 enforced and involuntary disappearances
(A/HRC/19/58/Rev.1, paras. 219-225).
179. In relation to the communication transmitted under the prompt intervention
procedure, on 17 January 2012, the Working Group would like to recall the Declaration,
which affirms that States must take steps to ensure that persons involved in investigations
of cases of disappearance, including the complainant, counsel, witnesses and those
conducting the investigation, are protected against ill-treatment, intimidation or reprisal.
The Working Group would also like to recall that, in its resolution 21/4, the Human Rights
Council urged Governments to take steps to provide adequate protection to witnesses of
enforced or involuntary disappearances, human rights defenders acting against enforced
disappearances and the lawyers and families of disappeared persons against any
intimidation, persecution, reprisals or ill-treatment to which they might be subjected,
paying special attention to women as relatives of disappeared persons in the context of their
struggle to resolve the disappearance of members of their families.
Indonesia
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases clarified 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
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
162
0
0
0
162
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
No
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Invitation extended
No
180. 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
A/HRC/4/41.
Request for a visit
181. On 12 December 2006, the Working Group requested an invitation to undertake a
visit to Indonesia. The Government responded that it would not be possible to receive the
Working Group during 2007 and that greater benefit would be derived from a visit at a later
date. Reminder letters were sent on 16 August 2010, 18 August 2011 and 8 November
2012. No reply has been received during the reporting period.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
182. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 165 cases to the
Government; of those, three cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the Government, and 162 remain outstanding.
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