A/HRC/42/39 3. Follow-up procedure 10. The table above shows information received by the Working Group as of 30 June 2019 pursuant to the follow-up procedure adopted by the Working Group at its seventysixth session, held in August 2016. 11. The Working Group continues to notice an increased response rate in the context of its follow-up procedure, both from sources and from Governments. However, an increased response rate does not necessarily imply increased implementation of the opinions. The Working Group encourages sources and Governments to provide comprehensive information on the release of individuals, the payment of compensation and/or reparations, the investigation of alleged violations of human rights and any other changes in legislation or practice. 4. Release of the subjects of the Working Group’s opinions 12. The Working Group notes with appreciation the information received during the period 1 January to 31 December 2018 on the release of the following subjects of its opinions: • Liu Xia, (opinion No. 16/2011, China) • Eskinder Nega (opinion No. 62/2012, Ethiopia) • Damián Gallardo Martínez (opinion No. 23/2014, Mexico) • Andargachew Tsege (opinion No. 2/2015, Ethiopia) • Librado Baños (opinion No. 19/2015, Mexico) • Mohammed Nasheed (opinion No. 33/2015, Maldives) • Jesús Eduardo Sánchez Silva, Diblallin Islas Rojas, Jaime García Matías, Luis Enrique Matías Hernández, Erik Omar Rodríguez Santiago, Germán Guadalupe Mendoza Cruz, Santiago García Espinoza, Felipe López Morales, José Alberto Andrés López, Javier López Martínez, José Usiel Matías Hernández, Erick González Guillén, Javier Aluz Mancera, José Enrique Ordaz Velasco, Humberto Castellanos López, Eduardo Palma Santiago, Jorge Chonteco Jiménez, Luis Enrique López, José de Jesús Martínez Castellanos, Bailón Rojas Gómez, Eugenio Hernández Gaitán, Celso Castillo Martínez, Eleuterio Hernández Bautista, Roque Coca Gómez and Feliciano García Matías (opinion No. 17/2016, Mexico) • Mohammed Nazim, conditional release (opinion No. 59/2016, Maldives) • Nguyen Van Dai (opinion No. 26/2017, Viet Nam) • Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (opinion No. 27/2017, Viet Nam) • Cornelius Fonya, conditional release (opinion No. 40/2017, Cameroon) • Murat Sabuncu (opinion No. 41/2017, Turkey) • Hasnat Karim (opinion No. 45/2017, Bangladesh) • Andualem Aragie Walle (opinion No. 60/2017, Ethiopia) • Can Thi Theu (opinion No. 79/2017, Viet Nam) • Amadou Tidjani Diop, Ahmed Hamar Vall, Hamady Lehbouss, Mohamed Daty, Balla Touré, Moussa Biram, Khatry Rahel, Mohamed Jaroulah, Abdallahi Matala Saleck and Abdallah Abou Diop, three individuals acquitted and released (opinion No. 90/2017, Mauritania) • Imran Abdullah (opinion No. 91/2017, Maldives) • Rashad Ramazanov (opinion No. 12/2018, Azerbaijan) • Mesut Kaçmaz and Meral Kaçmaz, conditional release (opinion No. 11/2018, Pakistan and Turkey) 20