A/HRC/45/36 Annex II Information on alleged cases included in follow-up to previous reports 1. Bahrain 1. The case of Ms. Hajar Mansoor Hasan was included in the 2018 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General on allegations of arbitrary detention and abuse due to her family ties with Mr. Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei (A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 5; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 3–6). The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found the detention of Mr. Al-Wadaei’s relatives, including that of Ms. Mansoor Hasan, to be arbitrary and in reprisal for his cooperation with the UN and based on their family ties with him (WGAD/2018/51, paras. 85, 93 and 96). The case of Ms. Medina Ali, at the time Ms. Mansoor Hasan’s cellmate, was also included in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 3). 2. On 1 November 2019, special procedures mandate holders addressed the continued imprisonment and abuse against Ms. Mansoor Hasan and Ms. Ali (BHR 3/2019). In midSeptember 2019, both women were reportedly denied the right to participate in the commemorative Ashura rites with the other inmates, and their requests for Ashura books were rejected. Mandate holders noted that around those dates, the 2019 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30) was made public and discussed at the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council. 3. Mandate holders also raised concern about further targeting after the cases of Ms. Mansoor Hasan and Ms. Ali were discussed at an NGO side event on the margins of the Council in September 2019, broadcast online by the organisers, and a report including their cases was launched on the situation of female political prisoners in Bahrain. The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) issued a statement denying the allegations and, around those dates, Ms. Mansoor Hasan and Ms. Ali were barred from communicating with other inmates who were threatened with punishment if they attempted communication (BHR 3/2019). 4. On 29 December 2019, the Government 1 noted that the General Directorate of Reform and Rehabilitation allows all inmates to fulfil their religious obligations, as long as they do not undermine security and order and that they follow the rules governing such practices. The Government stated that oversight mechanisms undertake regular and periodic visits to detention centers. On 15 December 2019, under Act No. 18 of 2017 on alternative penalties and measures, a judge approved the release from prison of Ms. Ali on 16 December 2019. On 5 March 2020, Ms. Mansoor Hasan was released after the completion of her sentence. 5. The case of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, was included in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General in relation to his cooperation with the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/36/31, para. 23 and Annex I, para. 6; A/HCR/39/41, Annex II, para. 9; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II para.8). Mr. Rajab was detained in 2016, and in August 2018 the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found his detention arbitrary and referred the case to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (A/HRC/WGAD/2018/13, paras. 40– 44). 6. On 1 November 2019, special procedures mandate holders expressed concern at the continued imprisonment and alleged deteriorating health of Mr. Rajab (BHR 3/2019). On 17 September 2019, the Manama High Court of Appeal rejected Mr. Rajab’s appeal to overturn previous court decisions and replace his prison sentences with a non-custodial measure. Mandate holders also addressed Mr. Rajab’s conditions of detention, including being kept in an overcrowded cell and isolated from other imprisoned human rights 1 52 https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=35089.