A/HRC/42/39 call upon the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to quash this sentence and provide her with effective and adequate reparations. 28. In its resolutions 12/2 and 24/24, the Human Rights Council called upon Governments to prevent and refrain from all acts of intimidation or reprisal against those who cooperate with the United Nations, or who have provided testimony or information to them. 8. Urgent appeals 29. During the period from 1 January to 31 December 2018, the Working Group sent 75 urgent appeals to 34 Governments, concerning at least 189 identified individuals, as follows: Afghanistan (1); Algeria (1); Azerbaijan (1); Bahamas (1); Bahrain (3); Bangladesh (1); Cambodia (1); China (7); Democratic Republic of the Congo (1); Egypt (7); France (1); India (2); Indonesia (1); Iran (Islamic Republic of) (5); Iraq (1); Israel (2); Japan (1); Kosovo2 (1); Lebanon (1); Libya (2); Nigeria (1); Russian Federation (3); Saudi Arabia (5); South Sudan (1); Sri Lanka (1); Sudan (1); Syrian Arab Republic (2); Thailand (2); Tunisia (1); Turkey (4); United States of America (3); Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (4); Viet Nam (3); Yemen (2); and other actors (1). 30. The full text of the urgent appeals can be consulted in the joint reports on communications.3 31. In conformity with paragraphs 22–24 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, often jointly with other special procedure mandate holders, to take the measures necessary to ensure that the detained persons’ rights to life, liberty and physical and psychological integrity were respected. 32. When an appeal made reference to the critical state of health of certain persons or to particular circumstances, such as the failure to execute a court order for release or to give effect to a previous opinion, the Working Group requested that all measures necessary for the immediate release of the detained person be taken. 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 applies them. 33. During the period under review, the Working Group also sent 94 letters of allegation and other letters to Algeria (2), Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Cameroon (2), Canada, China (5), Comoros, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt (4), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea (2), France (2), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India (3), Indonesia, Iraq, Israel (2), Jordan (2), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mexico (7), Nicaragua (2), Niger, Pakistan, Russian Federation (4), Saudi Arabia (2), Sri Lanka, Sudan (2), Togo (2), Tunisia, Turkey (5), Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2), United Republic of Tanzania (2), United States of America (4), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen and other actors (5). 34. The Working Group wishes to thank those Governments that responded to its appeals and that took steps to provide it with information on the situation of the individuals concerned, especially the Governments that released such individuals. In paragraph 4 (f) of its resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council requested States to cooperate and engage fully with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. 2 3 All references to Kosovo in the present document should be understood to be in compliance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). For communications reports of the special procedures, see www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/ CommunicationsreportsSP.aspx. 23