A/HRC/33/50 24. The full text of the urgent appeals can be consulted in the joint communications reports of the special procedure mandate holders.1 25. In conformity with paragraphs 22 to 24 of its methods of work, the Working Group, without prejudging whether a detention was arbitrary, drew the attention of each of the Governments concerned to the specific case as reported, and appealed to them to take the measures necessary to ensure that the detained persons’ rights to life and to physical integrity were respected. 26. When an 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 or a previous opinion seeking the release of the person, the Working Group requested the Government concerned to take all measures necessary for the immediate release of the person. 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 for Special Procedures Mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council relating to urgent appeals and has since applied them. 27. During the period under review, the Working Group also sent 12 letters of allegation and other letters to France, the Gambia, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan (2), Portugal, Senegal, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United States of America. 28. The Working Group wishes to thank those Governments that heeded its appeals and that took steps to provide it with information on the situation of the persons concerned, especially the Governments that released those persons. B. Country visits 1. Requests for visits 29. The Working Group has been invited to visit Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda and the United States, as well as the State of Palestine. 30. During the interactive dialogue held at the thirtieth session of the Human Rights Council, a representative of the Permanent Mission of Mauritania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva expressed the interest of the Government in a follow-up visit to the country and invited the Working Group to suggest dates. 31. On 11 September 2015, the Government of Azerbaijan confirmed the dates for the visit of the Working Group, which took place from 16 to 25 May 2016. Findings from the visit will be duly covered in the next annual report. 32. On 15 September 2015, the Government of Kazakhstan invited the Working Group to undertake an official visit from 12 to 23 October 2015. Regrettably, the members of the Working Group could not accommodate those dates, and suggested, in a letter dated 24 September 2015, new dates in July 2016. The Government has not yet responded to the suggestion or made alternative proposals. 33. On 5 March 2015, in its response to the invitation from the Government of the State of Palestine, the Working Group informed the Government that it would continue its 1 For communications reports of the special procedures, see www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/CommunicationsreportsSP.aspx. 11