A/HRC/39/46 D. Country visits 23. The Working Group visited the Gambia from 12 to A/HRC/39/46/Add.1). The Working Group thanks the Government invitation and for the cooperation extended to it before, during encourages the Government of the Gambia to fully implement contained in the country visit report. 19 June 2017 (see of the Gambia for the and after its visit. It the recommendations 24. The Working Group also thanks the Governments of Ukraine and Mali, which have extended an invitation to the Working Group to visit their countries during the reporting period. The visit to Ukraine took place from 11 to 20 June 2018 and the visit to Mali is scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 2018. 25. During the reporting period, the Working Group requested visits to Lebanon, Mali and Yemen. 26. In addition to these new requests, the Working Group reiterated its requests, to which it has still not received a positive response, to visit: Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Burundi, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. The Working Group invites all States that have received a request for a visit by the Working Group to respond favourably to it, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 21/4.2 27. The visit to the Sudan scheduled for November 2017 was postponed due to a lack of understanding about the terms of reference for the visit (see para. 130 below). 28. The Working Group once again recalls that the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to a visit by the Working Group in 2004, more than a decade ago, which was delayed at the request of the Government. Similarly, the Working Group reiterates its regret that it has yet to visit Algeria, in spite of an invitation extended in 2014. 29. In February 2016, the Government of South Sudan invited the Working Group to visit. However, it did not respond to a subsequent letter from the Working Group sent in April 2016, proposing two dates for a visit to the country in the last quarter of 2017. The visit to Libya, postponed in May 2013 for security reasons, is still pending. E. Follow-up reports and other procedures 30. The Working Group has prepared follow-up reports on the implementation of recommendations made following its visits to Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Kosovo. 3 The follow-up reports are contained in an addendum to the present report (A/HRC/39/46/Add.2). The Working Group encourages all concerned actors to implement the outstanding recommendations. F. Press releases and statements 31. On 16 June 2017, the Working Group issued a press release requesting the Supreme Court of Argentina to reconsider a judgment to reduce sentences, including in cases of crimes against humanity.4 32. On 19 June 2017, the Working Group issued a press release on its preliminary observations on its visit to the Gambia. 5 2 3 4 5 Please see annex I for country visit requests and invitations extended. All references to Kosovo in the present document should be understood to be in compliance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). See www.ohchr.org/SP/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21758&LangID=S. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21771&LangID=E. 5