A/HRC/45/36 7. Cuba 39. The situation of Mr. Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna, member of the Comité Ciudadanos por la Integración Racial (CIR), was included in the 2019 and 2018 (A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 36–37; A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 25) reports of the Secretary-General on allegations of travel restrictions that prevented his engagement with CERD and the UPR session in 2018. On 3 July 2019, a group of Member States in the Human Rights Council drew attention to his case. 31 Between 30 September and 3 October 2019, Mr. Madrazo Luna travelled to Geneva where he met with representatives of OHCHR, civil society and diplomatic missions and participated in a public event, broadcast live on social media. He returned to Cuba and on 27 October 2019, was reportedly subject to a travel ban at Havana airport when attempting to again leave Cuba. Authorities informed him that he had no permission to leave the country, but did not provide a reason for the decision. 40. The situation of Mr. José Ernesto Morales Estrada of the organization Consejería Jurídica e Instrucción Cívica was included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General on allegations of interrogation, threats and travel ban following his engagement with CERD and the Forum on Minority Issues (A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, paras. 22–23). Between 30 September and 3 October 2019, Mr. Morales Estrada participated in meetings in Geneva with representatives of OHCHR, civil society and diplomatic missions, as well as a public event, broadcast live on social media. It was reported to OHCHR that, following his return to Cuba on 15 November 2019, his home was visited by State Security agents attempting to arrest him. They left when he insisted to see an arrest warrant, but he was told to report to the police station the following day where he was informed that he was being investigated following a complaint filed against him. He was informed that he could be detained for up to three days during the investigation phase. 41. On 19 August 2020, the Government responded to the note verbale in connection to the present report stating that the allegations are not only unfounded but are based on fabricated testimonies with motivations outside the cause of human rights. The Government rejected as false the allegations that restrictions or prohibitions on departure from the country apply to Mr. Madrazo Luna and Mr. Morales Estrada. On the contrary, the immigration records show many trips abroad of both individuals during the past few years some of them for participating in international events and meetings in different countries. The allegations of harassment after their return to the national territory from Spain in October 2019 are also false as are the allegations of alleged subpoenas to police units and intimidation by the customs authorities. 8. Djibouti 42. The case of Mr. Kadar Abdi Ibrahim, of the Mouvement pour la démocratie et la liberté (MoDEL) was included in the 2019 (A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 40–41) and 2018 (A/HRC/39/41, para. 37 and Annex I, para. 31) reports of the Secretary-General related to his engagement with the UPR review of Djibouti in May 2018 (DJI 1/2018). 32 43. It was reported to OHCHR that, as of May 2020, Mr. Ibrahim’s passport remains confiscated by the Service de Documentation et Sedimentation (SDS), to whom Mr. Ibrahim had made multiple inquiries. He is reportedly prevented from directly engaging with partners and actors outside the country, including the UN. In August 2019, Mr. Ibrahim sent another letter to the SDS, followed by an in-person visit to its headquarters a week later, but was refused a request to meet with its Director. 31 32 Statement by the Netherlands on behalf of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg, 41st session of the Human Rights Council, General Debate, item 5 (3 July 2019), http://webtv.un.org/search/item5general-debate-23rd-meeting-41st-regular-session-human-rightscouncil/6055385648001/?term=&lan=english&cat=Regular%2041st%20session&sort=date&page=7# player. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34341. 59