A/HRC/WGEID/126/1
Rwanda
Information from the Government
115. On 7 February 2022, the Government of Rwanda transmitted information concerning
three cases, but the information was considered insufficient to clarify the cases.
116. In accordance with its methods of work, a copy of the case of Cassien Ntamuhanga
was transmitted to the Government of Mozambique.
Joint urgent appeal
117. On 5 November 2021, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special
procedure mechanisms, an urgent appeal concerning acts of intimidation and reprisals against
Noël Zihabamwe and persons associated with him, following the démarches undertaken to
search for and establish the fate and whereabouts of his brothers, Antoine Zihabamwe and
Jean Nsengimana, who were forcibly disappeared.40
Saudi Arabia
Urgent procedure
118. Under its urgent procedure, the Working Group transmitted a case to the Government
concerning Al-Sadhan Abdulrahman, allegedly last seen in court on 5 October 2021 after the
Special Court of Appeals confirmed his 20-year term of imprisonment, followed by a 20year travel ban.
Application of the six-month rule
119. The Government provided information, on the basis of which the Working Group
decided to apply the six-month rule to the above-mentioned case concerning Al-Sadhan
Abdulrahman.
Clarification based on information from sources
120. On the basis of information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to
clarify two cases concerning Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Mohammed Al Saud and Salman bin
Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, who are currently detained in a private villa in Riyadh.
Information from sources
121. Sources provided updated information on an outstanding case, but the information
was considered insufficient to clarify it. On the basis of the information received, the
Working Group decided to transfer the case from the records of Saudi Arabia to those of
Jordan.
Observation
122. The Working Group wishes to recall that under article 10 of the Declaration on the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, any person deprived of liberty is to
be held in an officially recognized place of detention and, in conformity with national law,
be brought before a judicial authority promptly after detention. In addition, the fact that the
Working Group declares a case clarified does not exonerate the Government concerned from
its obligations under the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance to, inter alia, further investigate the case, bring the perpetrators to justice,
provide adequate compensation to the family of the disappeared person and take all measures
necessary to prevent similar cases from occurring in the future.
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See RWA 2/2021. See also A/HRC/WGEID/125/1, para. 117.
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