A/HRC/35/23/Add.2 14. Of all communications sent to States, 17 received a substantive response, 18 received responses that addressed some substantive issues, eight received acknowledgements of receipt that were not followed by a substantive reply, and one is in translation. As mentioned above, 54 communications did not receive any type of response. Number and type of responses Substantive responses 17 Some substantive responses 18 Acknowledgements of receipt 8 Waiting for translation 1 15. The tabulation of communications sent during the reporting period indicates the groups of people addressed in the communications sent by the Special Rapporteur. The main groups of people addressed in the communications (by number of communications sent) were: human rights defenders (30), protesters (9), prisoners (5), journalists, bloggers or writers (7), indigenous community (3), persons belonging to minorities (3), political activists (4), lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people (2), persons with albinism (1). Additionally, 29 communications were sent concerning individuals who did not belong to any particular group. 16. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that again in this reporting period human rights defenders feature as the group most frequently addressed in communications sent by the mandate. She recalls that States have the responsibility to ensure that human rights defenders are able to conduct their work without risks or threats to their life. States play a vital role in not only respecting and protecting the rights of human rights defenders but also in establishing preventive measures to avoid risk or harm, and in ensuring effective accountability. Moreover, States should consider the extent to which their own public response to the work of human rights defenders may be inciting violence against defenders, legitimizing a climate in which attacks can be perpetrated with impunity, or perceived as condoning such violence. As mentioned in the last reporting period, the level of 19