A/HRC/7/4 page 12 persons’ right to life and to physical integrity were respected. When the appeal made reference to the critical state of health of certain persons or to particular circumstances, such as failure to execute a court order for release, the Working Group requested the Government concerned to take all necessary measures to have the persons concerned released. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/2, the Working Group integrated into its methods of work the prescriptions of the Code of Conduct relating to urgent appeals and has since applied them. 23. During the period under review, 169 urgent appeals were transmitted by the Working Group as follows: Table 2 Urgent appeals transmitted to Governments by the Working Group Government concerned Number of urgent appeals Persons concerned Persons released/Info received from Algeria 2 2 men Azerbaijan 1 2 men Bahrain 5 6 men and 3 minors (boys) 3 (Government) 2 (Source) Bangladesh 6 7 men, 1 woman 1 (Source) Bulgaria 1 1 man 1 (Source) Burundi 2 12 men, 1 woman 2 (Source) Cameroon 1 11 men 11 (Source) Canada 1 3 men Central African Republic 1 1 man Chad 2 2 men China (People’s Republic of) 14 1 (Source) 17 men, 10 women, 6 boys Colombia 2 5 men Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 7 men, 1 woman, 2 unidentified persons Egypt 1 17 men, 140 unidentified persons Eritrea 3 12 men, 76 unidentified persons Ethiopia 2 7 men, 2 women, 70 unidentified persons Georgia 1 3 men Honduras 1 1 man 9 (Government)

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