A/HRC/27/49 information provided by Governments, and 31 on the basis of information provided by sources. 23. The Working Group transmitted 25 prompt intervention communications addressing allegations of harassment of and/or threats to human rights defenders and relatives of disappeared persons in Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. 24. It transmitted 35 urgent appeals concerning persons who had been arrested, detained, abducted or otherwise deprived of their liberty or who had been forcibly disappeared or were at risk of disappearance in Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Gambia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Norway, the Russian Federation, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates. 25. The Working Group transmitted 14 general allegations, to the Governments of Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, Sri Lanka and Uruguay. D. Country visits 26. At the invitation of the Government, the Working Group, represented by Ariel Dulitzky and Jasminka Dzumhur, visited Spain from 23 to 30 September 2013. The report on the visit to Spain is contained in an addendum to the present report (A/HRC/27/45/Add.1). The Working Group thanks the Government for the cooperation extended to it, before and during its visit to the country. 27. At the invitation of the Governments of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, the Working Group visited the Western Balkans in June 2014. The Working Group thanks the States that have extended invitations to the Working Group to visit their countries. The Governments of Algeria and Peru invited the Working Group to undertake a visit in 2014. 28. During the reporting period, the Working Group requested visits to Bangladesh, China, Kenya, Peru, the Philippines, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. 29. The Working Group has requested a visit to the following countries, without having yet received a positive response: Bangladesh, Belarus, Burundi, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, the 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 21/4.11 30. The Working Group recalls the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to a visit by the Working Group in 2004, which was delayed at the request of the Government. The Working Group calls upon the Government to set the dates for the visit. E. Follow–up reports and other procedures 31. The Working Group prepared follow-up reports on the implementation of recommendations made following its visits to Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The follow-up reports are contained in an addendum to the present report (A/HRC/27/45/Add.3). 11 6 Please see annex I for country visit requests and invitations extended.