A/HRC/30/34 B. Communications 8. Since its last report to the Human Rights Council, the Working Group sent communications jointly with other special procedures mandate holders to the World Bank and to the Governments of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. 2 C. Country visits 9. The Working Group conducted an official visit to Côte d’Ivoire from 7 to 10 October 2014 (see A/HRC/30/34/Add.1). D. Information on individuals convicted of mercenary activities 10. The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 21/8, requested the Working Group to establish a database of individuals convicted of mercenary activities. The Working Group sent a note verbale to all Member States on 22 January 2013, requesting information on cases of mercenaries convicted by national courts. Reminders were sent on 6 March 2013. No responses were received during the reporting period. E. Other activities of Working Group members 11. From 5 to 6 November 2014, Ms. Karska was a panellist at a conference in Doha on security and human rights. As Chair of the Working Group, she made a presentation at the fourth session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international framework to regulate, monitor and oversee the activities of private military and security companies, held from 27 April to 1 May 2015. 12. Ms. Arias participated in a seminar on private military and security companies in Guatemala, held from 4 to 8 May 2015. 13. Mr. Gabor Rona made a presentation on the Working Group’s application of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at a workshop on United Nations guiding principles, post-conflict situations and fragile States, held at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on 20 and 21 May 2015. 14. Mr. Mokbil met with senior officials of the Saudi counter-terrorism committee on 25 May 2015, in Riyadh. He also cooperated with the preparatory committee for the international conference on the theme “Security and privacy versus terrorism”, to be held in Venice, Italy, in September 2015. 2 4 Summaries of the communications will be included in a report to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session.