A/HRC/22/44 (4); Uganda (1); United Arab Emirates (5); United States of America (2); Uzbekistan (2); Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2); Viet Nam (3); and Zimbabwe (2). The full text of the urgent appeals can be consulted in the joint reports on communications.2 24. In conformity with paragraphs 22–24 of its revised methods of work (A/HRC/16/47, annex, and Corr.1), 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 necessary measures to ensure that the detained persons’ right to life and to physical integrity were respected. 25. 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 person concerned released. In accordance with 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. 26. The Working Group wishes to thank those Governments that heeded its appeals and took steps to provide it with information on the situation of the persons concerned, especially the Governments that released those persons. In other cases, the Working Group was assured that the detainees concerned would receive fair trial guarantees. B. Country visits 1. Requests for visits 27. The Working Group has been invited to visit on official mission Argentina (a follow-up visit), Azerbaijan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Greece, India, Japan, Libya, Spain and the United States of America. 28. The Working Group has also asked to visit Algeria, Bahrain (a follow-up visit), Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Morocco, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua (a followup visit limited to Bluefields), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 2. Follow-up to country visits of the Working Group 29. In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group decided in 1998 to address a follow-up letter to the Governments of countries it had visited, requesting information on such initiatives as the authorities might have taken to give effect to the relevant recommendations adopted by the Working Group contained in the reports on its country visits (E/CN.4/1999/63, para. 36). 30. During 2012, the Working Group requested information from Armenia and Malaysia. It had previously also requested information from Italy, Malta and Senegal. It received information from the Government of Malta. 2 14 For urgent appeals sent from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012 see A/HRC/19/44, A/HRC/20/30 and A/HRC/21/49. GE.12-18935