A/HRC/13/30 that such deliberations took place during the twelfth regular session of the Human Rights Council. A. Handling of communications addressed to the Working Group during 2009 1. Communications transmitted to Governments 8. A description of the cases transmitted and the contents of the replies of States will be found in the respective Opinions adopted by the Working Group (A/HRC/13/30/Add.1). 9. During its fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth sessions, the Working Group adopted 29 Opinions concerning 71 persons in 23 countries. Further details of the Opinions adopted during these sessions appear in the table below and the complete texts of Opinions Nos. 17/2008 to 17/2009 are reproduced in addendum 1 to this report. 2. Opinions of the Working Group 10. Pursuant to its methods of work,2 the Working Group, in addressing its Opinions to Governments, drew their attention to former Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1997/50 and 2003/31, and Human Rights Council resolution 6/4, requesting them to take account of the Opinions of the Working Group and, where necessary, to take appropriate steps to remedy the situation of persons arbitrarily deprived of their liberty and to inform the Working Group of the steps they had taken. On the expiry of the three-week deadline the Opinions were transmitted to the source. Table 1 Opinions adopted during the fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth sessions of the Working Group Opinion No. Country Government reply 1/2009 Viet Nam Yes Persons(s) concerned Opinion Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hai (also known as Dieu Cay); Mr. Nguyen Van Ha; Mr. Nguyen Viet Chien; Mr. Truong Minh Duc; Mr. Pham Van Troi; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nghia; Ms. Pham Thanh Nghien; Mr. Vu Hung; Ms. Ngo Quynh and Mr. Nguyen Van Tuc. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hai (also known as Dieu Cay); Mr. Nguyen Viet Chien; Mr. Truong Minh Duc; Mr. Pham Van Troi; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nghia; Ms. Pham Thanh Nghien; Mr. Vu Hung; Ms. Ngo Quynh and Mr. Nguyen Van Tuc: Detention arbitrary, category II. Mr. Nguyen Van Ha: Detention arbitrary, category II, between 12 May 2008 and 15 October 2008 (date of his sentence of reeducation without detention). 2/2009 2 GE.10-10294 United States Yes of America Mr. Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al-Shimrani. Detention arbitrary, category III. E/CN.4/1998/44, annex I. 5