A/HRC/45/36 17. Morocco 88. The case of Mr. Ennaâma Asfari was included in the 2019 and 2018 reports of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/ 42/30, Annex II para. 73; A/HRC/39/41, para. 57 and Annex I, para. 77) on alleged deterioration of detention conditions following the decision of the Committee against Torture on his case in 2016 (CAT/C/59/D/606/2014). Reported reprisals in the form of an entry ban against Ms. Claude Mangin-Asfari, the wife of Mr. Asfari, were also included in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General. 89. In July 2019, while noting positive developments in the form of visits by his wife, the Chair of the Committee Against Torture requested the State party to refrain from reprisals against Mr. Asfari, invited observations on the implementation of the remedy that the Committee had previously communicated to the Government, and decided to keep the follow-up dialogue ongoing (CAT/C/67/3, paras. 12–13). On 6 August 2019, the Government in a meeting with the Committee stated that Mr. Asfari had refused to cooperate with judicial authorities on the investigation of the allegations of torture, and that he was held in an individual cell, not in solitary confinement, is in contact with other inmates and has family visits and phone calls. The State party denied that the complainant or his wife, Ms. Mangin, had faced any reprisals (CAT/C/68/3, paras. 22–26). At its 68th Session, the Committee decided to keep the follow-up dialogue ongoing, and, given the absence of meaningful progress, to request Morocco to allow for a follow-up visit to monitor the lack of implementation of its decision in this case, including with regard to the detention conditions of the complainant (A/74/44, para. 65). 90. The case of Ms. Naziha el-Khalidi was included in the 2019 report of the SecretaryGeneral (A/HRC/42/30, Annex I, para. 74) on allegations of interrogation following action of special procedures mandate holders on her case. 58 On 4 June 2019, mandate holders expressed their concern about the interrogation of Ms. el-Khalidi following their first communication (MAR 2/2019). On 5 August 2019, the Government refuted the allegations that the questioning by police was an act of reprisals against Ms. el-Khalidi, rather indicating it was part of an investigation into the reported ill-treatment during her arrest, which had come to their attention through the first communication by mandate holders. 59 91. It has been reported to OHCHR that on 8 July 2019, Ms. el-Khalidi was convicted in absentia by the Court of First Instance of Laayoun for practicing journalism without accreditation (article 381 of the Penal Code). The sentence included a fine of 4,000 Moroccan dirhams (about USD 400) and the confiscation of her mobile phone seized by the police during her 2018 arrest. During the reporting period, Ms. el-Khalidi has been the subject of a vilification campaign through sexist and gender-biased posts on social media from an account known to target Sahrawi human rights defenders and journalists, and her close relatives receive notifications of these postings on their cell phones. Some posts have allegedly included intimate photos and private messages taken from her seized mobile phone. 92. On 17 July 2020, the Government responded in detail to the note verbale in connection to the present report. The Government reiterated the information provided to the Committee against Torture pertaining to Mr. Asfari, including that which was presented during the August 2019 meeting between the Permanent Representative and Committee. The Government stated that Mr. Asfari and his wife are not subject to acts of reprisal and provided information about the conditions of detention of Mr. Asfari. The Government categorically refuted the allegations that Ms. el-Khalidi was the subject of an online smear campaign, and informed that she has not brought any complaints about such allegations to national administrative or judicial instances. 18. Myanmar 93. The case of Mr. Aung Ko Htwe was included in the 2019 (A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 77–78) and 2018 reports of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/39/41, para. 60 and 58 59 68 https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34727. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34811.