A/HRC/WGEID/126/1 (j) Karapet Harutyunyan; (k) Gevorg Karapetyan; (l) Karen Hovhannisyan; (m) Norik Arakelyan; (n) Samvel Piroyan; (o) Shavarsh Avdalyan. 24. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group transmitted a copy of the 15 cases to the Government of Armenia. Clarification based on information from sources 25. On the basis of information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify one case concerning Arthur Davidyan, who was released from detention (see para. 21 above). Bangladesh Urgent procedure 26. Under its urgent procedure, the Working Group transmitted one case to the Government concerning Imam Mahady Hasan, who was allegedly abducted on 6 November 2021 by a group of individuals in plainclothes, presumably affiliated with the Rapid Action Battalion in Phulbaria. Standard procedure 27. Under its standard procedure, the Working Group transmitted a case to the Government concerning Mohammed Omar Farouqe, who was allegedly arrested on 5 February 2014 by eight members of the Rapid Action Battalion and the Detective Branch of Bangladeshi police during a raid on his relative’s house in Chittagong. Application of the six-month rule 28. The Government provided information on 10 January 2022 and 5 February 2022, on the basis of which the Working Group decided to apply the six-month rule to eight cases, concerning Mohammed Mahmud Hasan, Mohammad Altaf Howlader, Mohammed Hasinur Rahman, Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman, Mohammad Abdullah al-Faruq, Mohammad Akhter Hossain, Shamim Uddin Prodhan and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam. Information from the Government 29. On 5 February 2022, the Government also transmitted information concerning 66 additional cases, but the information was considered insufficient to clarify them. Joint allegation letter 30. On 7 December 2021, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special procedure mechanisms, an allegation letter concerning the ongoing judicial harassment against Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, who are, respectively, the Secretary and Director of the human rights non-governmental organization Odhikar.8 Observation 31. The Working Group appreciates the engagement of the Government of Bangladesh, notably the information received in relation to many outstanding cases. However, the Working Group requests that the Bangladeshi authorities take decisive steps to initiate the search for disappeared persons or their remains. In this regard, the Working Group refers to 8 See AL BGD 6/2021. 5

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