A/HRC/45/36 previous reports, along with Government replies received.37 References in the present report to communications of special procedure mandate holders, and Government replies thereto, can be found online according to the case number in parentheses. 38 B. Summary of cases Algeria 42. In April 2020, special procedure mandate holders addressed alleged attacks against the privacy and dignity of Ms. Olaya Saadi following her engagement with the United Nations regarding the arbitrary detention of her husband (DZA 2/2020).39 43. In June 2019, the ILO Conference Committee on the Application of Standards reported on its high-level mission to Algeria, undertaken in May 2019, with deep concern that many representatives with whom it had met highlighted the risk of reprisals against them.40 On 6 July 2020, the Government responded. Andorra 44. In November 2019, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women sent confidential letters on allegedly disproportionate measures against the NGO Associació Stop Violències Andorra and its representative, Ms. Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, following her engagement with the Committee in October 2019. On 9 July 2020, the Government responded. Bahrain 45. From 2017 to 2019, multiple United Nations actors identified alleged intimidation and reprisals against Bahraini civil society, which continued during the reporting period, including arbitrary arrest, abuse and ill-treatment in detention, travel bans and other restrictions to prevent engagement with the United Nations (A/HRC/36/31, paras. 21–23, and ibid., annex I, paras. 4–10; A/HRC/39/41, paras. 29–30; and A/HRC/42/30, annex II, paras. 1–2(. Civil society reported self-censorship and refrained from directly engaging with the Organization. In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 46. Annex II contains new developments in the situations of Ms. Hajar Mansoor Hasan, Ms. Medina Ali and Mr. Nabeel Rajab. On 9 July 2020, the Government responded. Bangladesh 47. In August 2019, the Committee against Torture recommended that Bangladesh should ensure that members of civil society and NGOs who had cooperated with the Committee were protected from any reprisals or harassment (CAT/C/BGD/CO/1, para. 31 (d)). Annex II contains new developments in the situation of the NGO Odhikar and Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan. Burundi 48. In September 2019, in its resolution 42/26 (para. 17), the Human Rights Council urged the Government to cooperate fully with the United Nations and to stop any reprisal against human rights defenders who cooperated with international human rights mechanisms, including the Council. 49. The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi expressed regret that some victims and witnesses who had provided it with information and testimonies had faced intimidation and 37 38 39 40 8 Allegations pertaining to the following States, along with replies received, are covered in annex II only: Djibouti, Guatemala, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and United Arab Emirates. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org. See also opinion No. 7/2020 of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. See www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/--relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_709385.pdf.