A/56/253 Late replies 79. The replies of 16 States to the communications sent in the context of the report submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-seventh session namely, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Georgia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam, are reflected in the annex to the present report. Also included is the additional information supplied by Azerbaijan and Egypt in response to communications sent in the context of the above report. 2. Overview since the creation of the mandate 80. This overview is based on the communications sent by the Special Rapporteur and the replies received from the States, as presented in previous reports.4 (a) Structural analysis of the communications of the Special Rapporteur and replies of States 81. The Special Rapporteur has prepared tables 4 to 7 in order to shed some light on how communications, including urgent appeals, have evolved and how States have responded: Table 4 Evolution of communications Number of States concerned Number of communications sent 1988 7 7 1989 22 29 Albania, Bulgaria, Burundi, China (2), Czechoslovakia (2), Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan (3), Republic of Korea, Romania (2), Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey (2), Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (2), United States of America, Viet Nam 1990 33 43 Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria (3), Burundi (2), Canada, China (3), Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India (2), Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan (3), Romania (2), Saudi Arabia, Somalia (2), Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Viet Nam, Zaire Year of report Names of States concerned Albania, Bulgaria, Burundi, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 21