A/HRC/35/23/Add.2 Number of communications sent to individuals or groups Individuals 78 Groups of persons 37 18. As indicated in the table below, the communications concerning male victims (62) represented approximately 63,2% of the communications sent in the reporting period while the communications concerning female victims (16) represented approximately 16,3% of the communications sent in the same period. However, numerous communications sent during the reporting period addressed the situation of groups of persons on which there was no information regarding the sex or gender of the victim. Number of communications sent by gender Male 62 Female 16 19. The main alleged violations covered in the communications sent during the reporting period were: attacks or killings (50); violation of death penalty safeguards (31), excessive use of force (25), death threats (21), concerns about legislative frameworks (6) , impunity for violations of the right to life (5), deaths in custody (4) and violations of the right to life in the context of armed conflict (1). Alleged attacks or killings feature prominently again this year in the number of communications sent, followed by alleged violations of the death penalty safeguards, excessive use of force and death threats. 21