CAT/C/54/2 16. Further summary information on the above-mentioned visits is available in the press releases issued following each visit. 17. The Subcommittee draws attention to the regrettable necessity of its suspending its visit to Azerbaijan in consequence of its inability to enjoy unfettered access to all places of deprivation of liberty. The Subcommittee anticipates resuming its suspended visit when it believes it will be possible for it to be completed in accordance with its Convention mandate. In order to clarify its position in relation to such experiences, the Subcommittee issued a statement (CAT/OP/24/1). Dialogue arising from visits, including publication of the Subcommittee’s reports by States parties and national preventive mechanisms D. 18. The substantive aspects of the dialogue arising from visits are governed by the rule of confidentiality. Reports are only made public with the consent of the State party or national preventive mechanism (NPM) concerned. At the end of 2014, the Subcommittee had transmitted a total of 33 visit reports to States parties and NPMs: 20 visit reports under article 11 (a) of the Optional Protocol, including 3 within the reporting period on Gabon, Nicaragua and Peru; 2 follow-up visit reports under article 13, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol, including 1 within the reporting period on Cambodia; 10 reports arising from NPM advisory visits under articles 11 (b)3 and 12 of the Optional Protocol; and 1 Optional Protocol advisory visit report, within the reporting period, on Nigeria. A total of 19 Subcommittee visit reports have been made public following requests from the States parties under article 16, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol, or requests from the NPMs. One report arising from an NPM advisory visit was made public in 2014 following a request from the Republic of Moldova within the reporting period. 19. In conformity with established practice, recipients are requested to provide a reply to a visit report within six months of its transmittal, giving a full account of action taken to implement the recommendations it contains. At the end of 2014, the Subcommittee had received 12 replies from States parties to visit reports under article 11 (a) of the Optional Protocol, including 1 within the reporting period on New Zealand. The replies from Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Mexico (two replies), New Zealand, Paraguay and Sweden have been made public, while those from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Lebanon, Mauritius and Ukraine remain confidential. The Subcommittee considers the replies from the following eight States parties to be overdue: Cambodia (2009 visit), Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Maldives (2007 visit), Mali, Peru and Gabon. 20. The Subcommittee issues a confidential written response for each set of replies received. Responses currently remain confidential, except the Subcommittee’s response sent to Brazil. It should be noted that within the reporting period, and for the first time, the Subcommittee received a reply from a State, namely, Brazil, to the Subcommittee response. That reply is also a public document. 21. The Subcommittee has conducted two visits under article 13, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol, to Cambodia and Paraguay. The visit report on Cambodia remains confidential. Both the report and the reply arising from the previous article 13, paragraph 4, visit to Paraguay have been made public at the request of that State party. 3 Since the Subcommittee sends separate confidential reports to both the State party and the NPM following such visits, each visit generates two reports. 5