A/HRC/42/30 Eritrea 53. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea reported difficulties in documenting an extrajudicial killing owing to fear of reprisals (see A/HRC/38/50, para. 61) and raised reprisals in her statement to the General Assembly.46 The Human Rights Council encouraged States to protect and pay due attention to the safety of those who had cooperated with the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea and the Special Rapporteur, and to protect them from reprisals.47 Guatemala 54. On multiple occasions, special procedures mandate holders addressed legal impeachment proceedings (antejuicios) and public stigmatization and vilification campaigns against Constitutional Court judges cooperating with the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), including Mr. Francisco de Mata Vela, Mr. Bonerge Mejía and Ms. Gloria Porras, and their relatives. They also expressed concern about reprisals reported against judges with competence in high profile cases of corruption, organized crime and illicit financial flows, including Ms. Erika Lorena Aifán Dávila, Ms. Iris Yassmin Barrios and Mr. Miguel Angel Gálvez Aguilar (GTM 7/2018, GTM 13/2018 and GTM 1/2019),48 as well as Mr. Juan Pablo Xitimul de Paz. 55. On 25 April 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General raised the above allegations in writing, as well as alleged reprisals against Ms. Claudia Samayoa of the Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala, Mr. José Manuel Martínez of Justicia ya and Ms. Helen Mack of the Mack Foundation, who also had been targeted for their cooperation with the International Commission. Annex II contains allegations of continued reprisals against the national human rights institution and its Ombudsperson, Mr. Augusto Jordán Rodas Andrade. On 24 June 2019, the Government responded. Honduras 56. It was reported that Ms. Glenda Ayala, of the national preventive mechanism against torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, had faced reprisals following her participation in the examination of Honduras by the Committee on Enforced Disappearances in May 2018. Annex II contains allegations of continued reprisals against Ms. Hedme Castro, and the positive outcome of the situation of Mr. Jerson Xitumul Morales. Hungary 57. On 10 September 2018, special procedures mandate holders addressed legislation and practices regulating civil society (HUN 7/2018).49 They mentioned the NGO Transparency Law (HUN 2/2017), which they stated would stigmatize foreign-funded NGOs. They noted Act VI 2018, creating a new criminal offence in the Criminal Code of “supporting and facilitating illegal immigration” and amendments to the Tax Code, including a 25 per cent tax on the funding of organizations that “promote migration”, both of which reportedly restricted cooperation with United Nations entities assisting migrants and refugees, such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The legislative initiatives and related stigmatizing public discourse have been reported as intimidating and deterring civil society from cooperating with the United Nations, resulting in self-censorship and affecting research, advocacy and informed reporting in some cases. Annex II refers to allegations of continued stigmatization related to the listing by the Hungarian publication Figyelő of more than 200 individuals. On 18 June 2019, the Government responded. 46 47 48 49 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23774&LangID=E. Human Rights Council resolution 38/15, para. 8. Response from Government available at https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/ DownLoadFile?gId=34634. https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23533&LangID=E. 11