In cases of the disappearance of a pregnant woman, the child presumed to have been born during the mother’s captivity is mentioned in the description of the mother’s case. The child is treated as a separate case when witnesses have reported that the mother actually gave birth during her detention. F. Replies from Governments and clarification, closure or discontinuation of cases Any reply from the Government containing detailed information on the fate or whereabouts of a disappeared person is transmitted to the source. If the source does not respond within six months or if it contests the Government’s information on grounds which are considered unreasonable by the Working Group, the case is considered clarified and listed accordingly under the heading “cases clarified by the Government’s response” in the statistical summary of the annual report. If the source contests the Government’s information on reasonable grounds, the Government is so informed and asked to comment. The Working Group may consider a case closed when the competent authority specified in the relevant national law pronounces, with the concurrence of the relatives and other interested parties, on the presumption of death of a person reported disappeared. Presumption of death shall at all times respect the right to adequate reparation and the right to know the truth on the fate of the dead person. In exceptional circumstances, the Working Group may decide to discontinue the consideration of a cases if the family has manifested, freely and indisputably, its desire not to pursue the case any further, or when the source is no longer in existence or is unable to follow up the case and steps taken by the Working Group to establish communication with other sources have proven unsuccessful. The fact that the Working Group declares a case clarified, closed or discontinued does not, however, exonerate the Government from its obligations under the Declaration to further investigate the case, to bring the perpetrators to justice, to provide adequate reparation to the family of the disappeared person and to take all measures necessary to prevent similar cases in the future. If the source provides well-documented information that a case has erroneously been considered clarified, closed or discontinued because the 18