A/HRC/WGEID/126/1 Kazakhstan Joint allegation letter 81. On 18 January 2022, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special procedure mechanisms, an allegation letter concerning the excessive and lethal use of force against protesters in the context of the large demonstrations held across many cities in Kazakhstan since the beginning of January 2022, as well as the widespread arrests and detention of protesters on charges related to the fight against terrorism and the alleged enforced disappearances of trade unionists. Kenya Urgent procedure 82. Under its urgent procedure, the Working Group transmitted two cases to the Government concerning: (a) Samson Gebreigzi Teklemichael, a national of Ethiopia, who was allegedly abducted on the afternoon of 19 November 2021 at the Kileleshwa roundabout in Nairobi by three men in civilian clothing who were suspected to be officers of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and were aided by a traffic police officer; (b) Hassan Wilson Nandwa, a national of Kenya and advocate of the High Court of Kenya, who was allegedly abducted on 28 October 2021 near the Jamia Mosque, in the central business district in Nairobi by armed men who identified themselves as police officers. Country visit 83. The Working Group wishes to express its deep regret that it is not possible to carry out a country visit during the first half of 2022. It nevertheless hopes to continue its close cooperation with the Government of Kenya and to assist it in preventing and tackling enforced disappearances. Latvia Standard procedure 84. Under its standard procedure, the Working Group transmitted two cases to the Government concerning: (a) Radhwan Ahmed Hasan, a national of Iraq, who was allegedly arrested on 23 or 24 August 2021 by agents affiliated with the Latvian State Border Guard and other unidentified State security agencies in a forest a few meters away from the Latvia-Belarus border in the municipality of Krāslava, Latvia. A copy of the case was transmitted to the Government of Iraq. (b) Kaniwar Salih Sulaiman, an Iraqi national, who was allegedly arrested on 23 or 24 August 2021, by agents affiliated with the State Border Guard of Latvia and other unidentified state security agencies, in a forest a few metres away from the border between Belarus and Latvia, in the municipality of Krāslava, Latvia. A copy of the case was transmitted to the Government of Iraq. Lebanon Urgent procedure 85. On 9 November 2021, under its urgent procedure, the Working Group transmitted one case to the Government concerning Arabi Ali Ibrahim, who was allegedly abducted on 20 October 2021, in Al-Nour Street, in the Al-Mankoubin neighbourhood in Tripoli, Lebanon, by national security forces. 14