A/HRC/11/2 page 4 6. A brief statistical profile of the communications sent during the period under review shows that 130 communications were sent to 42 countries,2 including 64 urgent appeals and 66 allegation letters. The main issues covered in the communications were the death penalty (54); deaths in custody (21); the death penalty for minors (20); excessive use of force (18); impunity (11); attacks or killings (23); armed conflict (3); and death threats (7). 7. As in previous years, the proportion of Government replies received to communications sent during the period under review is problematically low. The exact percentage figures in this regard are provided in an addendum dedicated to communications (A/HRC/11/2/Add.1). B. Visits 1. Visits undertaken from April 2008 to March 2009 8. Since I last reported to the Council I have undertaken visits to Afghanistan, the United States of America and Kenya. Reports on those visits are before the Council, as are the final reports on my visits to Brazil and the Central African Republic, on which I had reported to the Council in 2008. In addition, follow-up reports on my previous missions to Guatemala and the Philippines have been submitted (A/HRC/11/2/Add.7 and Add.8). 2. Mission requests outstanding 9. As at March 2009, I had made requests to 47 countries that I wished to visit, as well as to the Palestinian Authority. A visit to Colombia is scheduled for June 2009, and plans for visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Albania are being discussed. While the Palestinian Authority issued an invitation long ago, Israel has yet to respond. 10. The responses of 34 countries have ranged from complete silence, through formal acknowledgement, to acceptance in principle but without meaningful follow-up. In some cases, the relevant requests were first made over eight years ago. 11. States that have not responded affirmatively to requests for a visit are Algeria, Bangladesh, Chad, China, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, the Laos People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Yemen. 2 The States are Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chad, China, Colombia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, the Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United States of America, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.