A/HRC/7/12 page 4 6. Out of the 25 communications sent, the Special Rapporteur received only 12 responses from the concerned Governments. The Special Rapporteur would like to thank all Governments that have responded to his communications for their collaboration and would also like to remind Governments that have not responded, to do so and to address all concerns raised in each communication. 7. Out of the 25 communications sent, a total of 22 were sent jointly by the Special Rapporteur and the following special procedures mandate-holders: the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences; the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders; the independent expert on minority issues; and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context. 8. A summary of all communications sent during the period under review, including urgent appeals and letters of allegation, as well as government replies, are included in an addendum to this report.3 C. Other activities 9. In June 2007, the Special Rapporteur attended the Human Rights Council and took the opportunity of his stay in Geneva to meet and consult with staff from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), including staff assisting other mandates, members of the OHCHR Task Force on Migration, and the secretariat of the Committee on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW). He also met with representatives of the diplomatic community, non-governmental and international organizations. 10. On 26 October 2007, the Special Rapporteur visited New York, where he presented his report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly. The Special Rapporteur noted that, although it is the sovereign right of all States to safeguard their borders and regulate their migration policies, States should ensure respect for the human rights of migrants while enacting and implementing immigration laws. He also noted that States should cooperate, with a view to fostering regular migration and investing to provide better opportunities to migrant workers in their countries of origin, instead of focusing only on security aspects, which are clearly not preventing migrants from reaching their countries of destination. 3 A/HRC/7/12/Add.1