A/64/213 5. During the period under review, the Special Rapporteur issued the following statements: (a) On 15 July 2008, the Special Rapporteur issued a joint statement with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Doudou Diène, and the Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Gay J. McDougall, on the stigmatization of the Roma community in Italy; (b) On 18 July 2008, the Special Rapporteur, together with nine other mandate holders, issued a joint statement on the European Union return directive; (c) On 6 October 2008, the Special Rapporteur, together with 12 other mandate holders, issued a joint statement on the occasion of Dignity and Justice for Detainees Week; (d) On 18 December 2008, on the occasion of the celebration of International Migrant’s Day, the Special Rapporteur issued a joint statement with the Chair of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, Abdelhamid El Jamri, calling for wider ratification of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. A. Communications with Member States 6. The Special Rapporteur continued to receive information about the situation of migrants worldwide and to exchange communications with Governments. A summary of the communications sent in the period from January 2008 to March 2009, together with Government replies, was included as an addendum to the 2009 annual report, submitted to the Human Rights Council at its eleventh session (A/HRC/11/7/Add.1). 7. The report shows that, in situations where violations of the human rights of migrants are alleged to have occurred, allegations have included: (a) arbitrary detention and incommunicado detention of migrants; (b) repatriation of migrants facing the threat of torture in countries of origin; (c) racism, xenophobia, discrimination and related intolerance against migrants; (d) threats to the life and the physical and personal security of migrants; (e) summary executions; (f) disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials towards persons attempting to cross borders; (g) expulsion of migrants married to nationals; (h) torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (i) threats to freedom of association, including the right to form and join trade unions; (j) collective deportations and collective expulsions; (k) enforced disappearances; and (l) violence against migrant women. 8. The Special Rapporteur would like to thank the Governments of Belgium, France, Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Spain for their collaboration in responding to his communications and to remind Governments that have not responded to do so and to address all concerns raised in each communication. 9. A report on further communications exchanged with Governments will be submitted at a forthcoming session of the Human Rights Council. 09-43777 5