A/HRC/29/37 9. On 18 March 2014, he issued a joint statement on the events leading to the death of a Chinese human rights defender. 10. On 30 May 2014, he issued a joint press statement on the decision by the Security Council not to refer the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic to the International Criminal Court. 11. On 12 June 2014, he issued a statement calling on the Government of Mexico to put an end to violations of the right to life in the country. 12. On 2 July 2014, jointly with other mandate holders, he called on the Government of Sri Lanka to stop the promotion of racial and faith-based hatred. 13. On 4 July 2014, he issued a joint statement calling on the Government of Nepal to amend the truth-seeking legislation that allowed for amnesties in cases of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law. 14. On 8 August 2014, he issued a joint statement expressing grave concern over the escalating trend of arrest and sentencing of individuals in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 15. On 12 August 2014, he issued a joint statement expressing concern at the imminent danger of massacre faced by the Yazidi population and other minority communities exposed to attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), in Iraq. 16. On 29 September 2014, he issued a joint statement on the possible adoption of Bill No. 85 of 2013, aimed at restructuring and expanding the scope of the jurisdiction of military courts in Colombia. 17. On 29 September 2014, he issued a statement urging the Government of Mexico to investigate the deaths of 22 people. 18. On 10 October 2014, he issued a joint statement calling on the Government of Mexico to investigate the disappearances of 43 students in the State of Guerrero. 19. On 26 November 2014, he issued a joint statement urging the President of the United States of America to support the fullest possible release of a report on Central Intelligence Agency interrogation practices. 20. On 5 December 2014, he issued a joint statement on the decisions of grand juries in the United States not to bring to trial the cases of police officers involved in two highprofile killings. 21. On 27 March 2015, he issued a joint press statement calling for the extradition or prosecution by Spain of those responsible for human rights abuses. 22. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur also issued joint statements on the death penalty in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan and the United States. D. International and national meetings 23. The activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur during the period from 26 March to 22 July 2014 are outlined in the report submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session (A/69/265). 24. On 2 September 2014, the Special Rapporteur delivered an address on the death penalty to the Human Dimension Committee of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in Vienna. 4