A/HRC/45/36 threats, and thanked individuals who had engaged with it despite the risk of reprisals. 41 In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 50. Annex II contains references to the continued impact of the alleged reprisals against Mr. Armel Niyongere, Mr. Dieudonné Bashirahishize, Mr. Vital Nshimirimana and Mr. Lambert Nigarura. Cambodia 51. In August 2019, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia noted reports about the police coming uninvited to events, training or meetings, taking photographs and enquiring about organizers and participants (A/HRC/42/60, para. 55). 42 OHCHR in Cambodia corroborated reports of multiple incidents of police interference in United Nations activities and, in February 2020, the High Commissioner noted alleged intimidation impeding human rights organizations’ capacity to monitor and report, including to the Human Rights Council. 43 On 4 August 2020, the Government responded. Cameroon 52. Following her testimony in May 2019 in New York before a Security Council Arriaformula meeting on the humanitarian situation in Cameroon,44 Ms. Esther Omam Njomo, her relatives and her co-workers reportedly faced reprisals. Acts of reprisals were reported against Mr. Nfor Hanson Nchanji and his close relatives following his participation in the tenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues. 53. Reprisals against civil society organization Organic Farming for Gorillas Cameroon were reported to OHCHR following a communication in May 2019 by special procedure mandate holders (CMR 3/2019).45 Mandate holders further addressed the expulsion from the country of Mr. Jan Joris Capelle, a Belgian national and co-founder of the organization with traditional chief, Mr. Prince Vincent Awazi; death threats against Mr. Awazi and Mr. Elvis Brown Luma Mukuna, the organization’s lawyer; and an attack on the organization’s offices (CMR 5/2019). 54. Annex II contains new developments in the situation of Ms. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe of the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network. China 55. OHCHR received information that activists, human rights defenders and lawyers included in previous reports continued to be targeted for having engaged with the human rights mechanisms or attending training sessions, including with United Nations staff (see annex II). The present report includes alleged reprisals concerning 12 individuals who, during the reporting period, were in detention, were in “residential surveillance at a designated location”, had been released but were serving a sentence at home or under de facto house arrest, or had their movements restricted. In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 56. New incidents involving 15 individuals were reported to OHCHR between June 2019 and April 2020. Names and further details of individuals affected are withheld for fear of further reprisals. 41 42 43 44 45 See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25005&LangID=E, www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25194&LangID=E and www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25694&LangID=E. See also www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24579&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25621&LangID=E. See http://webtv.un.org/search/arria-formula-meeting-of-the-un-securitycouncil/6036271424001/?term=2019-05-13&sort=date. See also https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34800. 9

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