A/HRC/13/22 report concluded with examples of good practices and recommendations addressing the concerns and gaps identified. 15. The Special Rapporteur regrets that she was unable to attend the regional round table on freedom of association of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, held in Bishkek on 21 and 22 October 2009. On this occasion, a staff member from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) participated in the meeting. D. Cooperation with non-governmental organizations 16. The Special Rapporteur continued the fruitful cooperation of the mandate with civil society at the national, regional and international levels. The Special Rapporteur regrets that, due to time constraints, she was unable to participate in all the conferences and seminars to which she was invited. On occasions where the Special Rapporteur could not be present herself, she endeavoured, to the extent possible, to have a staff member represent her. 17. From 16 to 20 January 2009, the Special Rapporteur participated at the Third Regional Human Rights Defenders Forum, organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia) in Bangkok. 18. From 26 to 30 January 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended a meeting of the International Human Rights Funders Group in San Francisco, United States of America. 19. From 20 to 23 April 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended the Johannesburg + 10 All Africa Human Rights Defenders Conference in Kampala. 20. On 29 and 30 April 2009, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference organized jointly by London Metropolitan University and Peace Brigades International in London. 21. From 10 to 16 June 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended the annual International Human Rights Training Programme organized by Equitas, in Montreal. 22. On 18 June 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended consultations organized by the International Coalition on Women Human Rights Defenders in Geneva. 23. On 8 October 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended the nineteenth World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in Cape Town, where she participated at a round-table discussion on health providers as human rights defenders. 24. From 6 to 7 November 2009, the Special Rapporteur attended a workshop on national human rights institutions as human rights defenders in Rabat, Morocco. The workshop was organized as a parallel event of the Conference of African National Human Rights Institutions. III. The security and protection of human rights defenders A. Security of human rights defenders 25. Between 11 December 2008 and 10 December 2009, the Special Rapporteur sent 266 communications to States in relation to the situation of human rights defenders. The information received from various sources and the activities carried out during this year have confirmed the continuous insecurity faced by human rights defenders. The worrying GE.10-10012 5