A/HRC/45/36 subject to reprisals, while his detention was under consideration by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (SAU 9/2019).70 107. In its November 2019 opinion (No. 71/2019), the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention deemed arbitrary the detention of Mr. Abdulaziz Youssef Mohamed al-Shubaili, of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, and expressed concern about reprisals against him for reporting to the United Nations (ibid., para. 93). 108. Annex II contains new developments in the situations of Ms. Loujain al-Hathloul, Ms. Samar Badawi, Mr. Abdullah al-Hamid, Mr. Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, Mr. Yahya al-Assiri, Mr. Essa al-Nukheifi, Mr. Issa Hamid al-Hamid, Mr. Fawzan Mohsen Awad alHarbi and Ms. Amal al-Harbi. South Sudan 109. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan reported that six individuals and organizations had allegedly been threatened, arbitrarily arrested, detained and ill-treated for their cooperation, or perceived cooperation, with the United Nations. Names and details of those concerned are withheld for fear of further reprisals. The Mission reported that issues of access had impacted its ability to monitor and report human rights violations,71 and that intimidation or reprisals were believed to be underreported owing to an atmosphere of fear leading to widespread self-censorship. Sri Lanka 110. In February 2020, the High Commissioner noted that Sri Lankans who had travelled to attend sessions of the Human Rights Council had been questioned about their trips (A/HRC/43/19, para. 32). In March 2020, several participants at the Council’s session reported having been questioned before and after travel, and surveilled during Council sessions and NGO side events. In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 111. Following his July 2019 visit to Sri Lanka (see A/HRC/44/50/Add.1), the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association condemned surveillance of civil society, including incidents that he had witnessed, and reminded the Government of its obligation to ensure that no reprisals occurred against those who wished to interact with United Nations human rights mechanisms. 72 On 8 July 2020, the Government responded. Thailand 112. In September 2019, special procedure mandate holders addressed the alleged enforced disappearance and risk of forcible repatriation to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic of Mr. Od Sayavong, a Lao refugee living in Bangkok, in connection with his meeting with Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (THA 8/2019). 113. After her July 2019 visit to neighbouring countries, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar stated that she had had to abort part of her visit to Thailand owing to interference. She noted that any reprisals against people who cooperated with United Nations were unacceptable.73 114. Annex II contains new developments in the situations of Ms. Angkhana Neelapaijit, Ms. Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Ms. Anchana Heemmina and Ms. Sirikan Charoensiri. On 23 July 2020, the Government responded. 70 71 72 73 16 See also opinion No. 26/2019 of the Working Group, and https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34866. See https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/final__human_rights_division_report_on_central_equatoria_-_3_july_2019_0.pdf. See www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24818&LangID=E. See www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24832&LangID=E.