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122. In accordance with the Working Group’s methods of work, copies of the cases of
Mohamed Monzer al Imam and Alaaeddin al-Rashi have been communicated to the
Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Clarification
123. On the basis of information previously provided by the Government, and on which
the sources of the case have not made any observations requiring further consideration by the
Working Group during the subsequent six-month period, the Working Group decided to
clarify the case of Yasser Abdullah al Ayyaf, who is reportedly in detention.
Clarification based on information from sources
124. On the basis of information provided by the Government and confirmed by the
sources, the Working Group decided to clarify the cases of Abdelrahman Farhaneh and Samir
Sfeir, who are currently in detention in a known location, and of Mohsen al-Korbi, who is
currently at liberty.
125. In accordance with the Working Group’s methods of work, copies of the cases of
Abdelrahman Farhaneh and Samir Sfeir have been communicated to the Governments of
Jordan and Lebanon respectively. A copy of the case of Mohsen al-Korbi has also been
communicated to the Governments of Qatar and Yemen.
Information from sources
126. Sources provided updated information on three outstanding cases, but the information
was considered insufficient to clarify the cases.
Joint urgent appeal
127. On 27 August 2021, the Working Group transmitted, jointly with other special
procedure mechanisms, an urgent appeal concerning the cases of Mohammed al-Shakhouri
and Asaad Makki Shubbar, the latter a member of the Shia minority, who were sentenced to
death following trials that did not respect due process guarantees and for crimes that do not
appear to have met the “most serious crimes” threshold as required under international law.42
Observation
128. The Working Group recalls that, under article 10 (2) of the Declaration on the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, accurate information on the
detention of such persons and their place or places of detention, including transfers, should
be made promptly available to their family members, their counsel or to any other persons
having a legitimate interest in the information unless a wish to the contrary has been
manifested by the persons concerned.
Sri Lanka
Standard procedure
129. Under its standard procedure, the Working Group transmitted one case to the
Government, concerning Pritheepan Francis, who allegedly disappeared in April 2017 in
Colombo. It is believed that Mr. Francis was abducted by members of the Sri Lankan military
intelligence services in retaliation against his brother, who was suspected of cooperating with
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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See SAU 10/2021. A reply from the Government was received after the end of the 125th session and
will be reflected in the report of the Working Group to be adopted at its 126th session
(A/HRC/WGEID/126/1).