A/HRC/39/45 Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Activities of the Working Group in 2017 ...................................................................................... 3 A. Handling of communications addressed to the Working Group during 2017 ....................... 3 B. Country visits ........................................................................................................................ 25 Thematic issues ............................................................................................................................. 27 A. Consular assistance and diplomatic protection for persons deprived of liberty .................... 27 B. Linkages between arbitrary detention and instances of torture and ill-treatment ................. 28 IV. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 30 V. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 31 Revised deliberation No. 5 on deprivation of liberty of migrants ................................................. 32 III. Annex * The annex is being circulated without formal editing, in English. 2