A/HRC/42/30 consent to be named due to the fear of further reprisals. In January 2019, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, reported that the number of verified serious violations of children’s rights had significantly increased but that many were underreported for several reasons, including the difficulty of verification and access to some geographical areas, fear of reprisals, and the lack of protection and other services for victims and witnesses (A/HRC/40/77, para. 53). 19. Mexico 69. The 2018 (A/HRC/39/41, Annex II, paras. 33–36) and 2017 (A/HRC/36/31, para. 41, and Annex I, paras. 49–52) reports of the Secretary-General included alleged acts of reprisals against the complainants in the case Ramirez et al. v. Mexico (2015) where the Committee against Torture found a violation of different provisions of the Convention against Torture (CAT/C/55/D/500/2012). In 2017 and 2018, the CAT requested protective measures in relation to the allegations of reprisals and made several attempts to follow up on the case with the Government.143 70. On 30 January 2019, the State party informed the Committee that criminal investigations were reopened to bring the perpetrators to justice but no significant progress in establishing accountability had been achieved. There has been no further update on the two victims that were sent back to prison shortly after their release, who are reportedly experiencing serious health issues as a result of their alleged torture and conditions of detention. The State party’s submission does not contain any update on access to medical treatment required by the victims, including one that reportedly has hearing loss as a result of torture. Complaints have been filed with the State Human Rights Commission. The Committee decided to keep the follow-up dialogue open (CAT/C/66/3, paras. 12–14). 20. Morocco 71. The detention of Mr. Rachid Ghribi Laroussi was found arbitrary by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in 2015 (A/HRC/WGAD/2015/34, para. 29, 31). According to information received, Mr. Laroussi’s family sent the 2015 Opinion of the Working Group to the Ministry of Justice and to the National Human Rights Council (Conseil National des Droits de l’Homme – CNDH), following which, in August 2016, Mr. Laroussi was transferred from Tangiers, where his family lives, to a prison in Fes (approximately 300km away). He was placed in solitary confinement and prevented from continuing his legal studies. It is reported that Mr. Laroussi keeps a copy of the Opinion in Arabic in his cell and that his insistence in requesting his release has played a part in the decisions to transfer him. 72. On 8 April 2019, Mr. Laroussi reportedly started a hunger strike to call the attention of the authorities to the Working Group’s Opinion and, as a result, was put in solitary confinement without light for four days. On 16 April 2019, the local branch of the CNDH visited Mr. Laroussi and on 30 April 2019 he was transferred again, without any prior notice or explanation, to Meknes Toulal II prison and detained in solitary confinement with restricted visits and calls. 73. The case of Mr. Ennaâma Asfari, a Sahrawi human rights defender, was included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/39/41, para. 57 and Annex I, para. 77) regarding the deterioration of his conditions of detention and transfer following the decision of the Committee against Torture about his case (CAT/C/59/D/606/2014). On 13 July 2018, the Committee wrote to the Government emphasizing the need to refrain from reprisals (G/S0 229/3 MAR(8) 606/2014). On 31 July 2018, the Government responded and met with the Committee on 3 December 2018. 144 On 5 December 2018, the Government responded to the allegations of reprisals, including limited visits by family members and entry ban against Mr. Asfaris’ wife, Ms. Claude Mangin-Asfari, into the Moroccan 143 144 GE.19-15332 CAT/C/63/3, paras. 7–8 and CAT/C/65/3, paras. 10–11. CAT/C/65/3, paras. 8–9. 59