A/HRC/42/30 contact. Annex II contains allegations of continued acts of reprisal against Mr. Germán Graciano Posso. Cuba 48. In August 2018, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination addressed travel restrictions against defenders, which had prevented them from participating in its session on Cuba (see CERD/C/CUB/CO/19-21, paras. 13–14). It was reported to OHCHR that Mr. Norberto Mesa Carbonell, a defender of the rights of people of African descent, had received threats of legal action against close relatives in July 2018 when preparing a submission to the Committee. In August 2018, the Committee addressed the allegations in writing and the Government responded on 15 October 2018. Annex II includes allegations of continued acts of intimidation and reprisals against Mr. Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna and Ms. Dora L. Mesa. In December 2018, the Assistant SecretaryGeneral addressed the situation of Ms. Mesa in writing and, on 16 January 2019 and 21 June 2019, the Government responded. Democratic Republic of the Congo 49. It was reported that, in February 2019, a member of civil society in Kwilu Ngongo (Kongo Central Province) had been publicly vilified and removed from his job by a local authority for sharing information about violations with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). 50. On 12 April 2019, special procedures mandate holders addressed the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Government of China, the Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd, and the World Bank concerning death threats and kidnapping attempts against defenders with the Réseau d’aide aux femmes et enfants nécessiteux for cooperation with the World Bank (COD 1/2019, CHN 2/2019, OTH 15/2019 and OTH 16/2019). Defenders had denounced violations related to the building of the Bukavu-Goma road of the High-Priority Roads Reopening and Maintenance (ProRoutes) project. The Government of China responded on 21 May 201942 and the World Bank on 7 June 2019.43 Egypt 51. On 2 November 2018, special procedures mandate holders addressed allegations of forced eviction and violations of the rights to physical integrity, liberty and security in what appeared to be “a pattern” of acts of intimidation and reprisals against individuals who had cooperated with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, during her visit to Egypt in 2018.44 On 1 January 2019, the Government responded.45 52. It was reported that in March 2019 representatives of civil society had experienced harassment and surveillance during the Human Rights Council session and its side events. Annex II contains allegations of continued acts of reprisal against Mr. Ebrahim Abdelmonem Metwally Hegazy and Dr. Ahmed Shawky Abdelsattar Mohamed Amasha, as well as staff from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and members of their families, Mr. Bahey El Din Hassan and Mr. Mohamed Zaree, and addresses legislation restricting civil society. 42 43 44 45 10 Response from Government (official translation pending) available at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34713. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34732. See https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23671&LangID=E; EGY 16/2018; and A/HRC/40/60/Add.1 and A/HRC/40/60/Add.1/Corr.1, paras. 585 and 593. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34459.