A/HRC/18/51 urgent appeals sent by them together with other mandates. It does not contain other types of communications issued by these mandates, processed according to their own distinctive procedures, which will continue to be reported exclusively in the annual reports of these two working groups. 10. The names of some alleged victims have been obscured in order to protect their privacy and prevent further victimization. Names of concerned individuals who were subject to victim protection measures are mentioned only when the concerned individual has expressively consented or requested to include his or her name in the public report. In the original communications, the full names of the alleged victims were provided to the Government concerned. Names of alleged perpetrators have systematically been blackened out in State replies to preserve the presumption of their innocence. 11. In preparing the statistics included in this report, uniform reporting periods have been used, reflecting all communications sent over a six-month period, between 1 December 2010 and 31 May 2011, and responses received in relation to these communications until 31 July 2011. 7