A/HRC/45/36 stigmatization campaigns on social media, including Facebook, by supporters of the internationally recognized Government of Yemen, accusing Mr. Al-Shawafi and the organization of being biased and paid by de-facto authorities. In November 2019, a staff member of the organization was kidnapped and tortured for more than ten days by unknown individuals reportedly affiliated with the de facto authorities. During his captivity, the staff member was questioned about the work of the organization and told to leave Taizz governorate. 40. State of Palestine 159. In November and December 2019, several Palestinian and international women’s organizations and activists in the occupied Palestinian territory were subject to intimidation and threats for their support for the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and actual or perceived engagement with CEDAW’s Committee, which reviewed the occupied Palestinian territory in July 2018. On 15 November 2019, the non-governmental political and religious movement, Hizb ut Tahrir publicly announced the launch of a campaign against CEDAW in the State of Palestine, noting on its website that “CEDAW is the crime of the century against the Muslim woman.” On 20 November 2019, it publicized the organization of a meeting it was holding for women in Hebron as part of that campaign, one of multiple activities in the West Bank. 160. Following the November 2019 statement, OHCHR received information that many social media posts were shared, for example on Facebook, criticizing and delegitimizing Palestinian and international women’s organizations. 161. On 21 December 2019, some clan leaders in Hebron, South West Bank, made a public statement against CEDAW in the media, calling for the closure of women’s organizations working on the fulfilment of the treaty’s obligations. 51