A/HRC/42/30 Golindano, Dr. María Auxiliadora Castillo, Dr. Amarante Anza Maldonado, the Observatorio venezolano de conflictividad social, Ms. Liliana Ortega of the Comité de familiares de las víctimas de los sucesos de febrero-marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC) and Mr. Rafael Uzcátegui of Programa venezolano de educación y acción en derechos humanos (PROVEA). OHCHR addressed allegations to the Government. 82. On 8 October 2018, Mr. Fernando Albán died in custody in Caracas after he was arrested at the airport upon return from New York, where he had participated in meetings connected to the General Assembly on current and possible United Nations-led initiatives, in particular by the Security Council, to address the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. On 23 November 2018, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed the allegations in writing. Annex II contains allegations of continued reprisals against Ms. María Lourdes Afiuni. Viet Nam 83. It was reported that, in February 2019, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh had faced police questioning and the confiscation of her passport upon return to Viet Nam, following her participation in the universal periodic review in Geneva in January 2019, where she had advocated for the release of her husband, Mr. Truong Minh Duc. Further, in March 2019, Ms. Bui Thi Kim Phuong reportedly faced a travel ban as she was planning to visit Geneva to bring the case of her husband, Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen, a defender who had faced reprisals after the 2014 visit of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, to the attention of the Human Rights Committee. On 25 March 2019, the Human Rights Committee expressed concern at reprisals against human rights defenders in Viet Nam (see CCPR/C/VNM/CO/3, paras. 43 and 51–52). 84. On 26 September 2018, Mr. Nguyen Van An, a Catholic from Ke Gai parish, was informed of an arrest warrant for his involvement in documenting and testifying on alleged violations and reporting them to the United Nations. Mr. Nguyen Van An and his family have left the country. Annex II contains allegations of continued reprisals against Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen, and against civil society actors that attended a regional event, which included engagement with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. On 26 June 2019, the Government responded. Yemen 85. On 25 June 2018, special procedures mandate holders addressed the reported arbitrary detention of Mr. Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih and Ms. Radhia Al-Mutawake of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights during their attempts to fly from Say’un airport, in apparent reprisal for their cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms (YEM 4/2018). Actions taken against them were based on orders reportedly received from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen (See also Saudi Arabia SAU 8/2018). State of Palestine 86. In the context of documenting cases of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in Palestinian detention centres, OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory received information that, between July and October 2018, several detainees in the West Bank had faced reprisals after participating in interviews with OHCHR staff and other human rights institutions, which had been addressed with the authorities. VI. Conclusions and recommendations 87. During the reporting period, I received a large number of reports of alleged incidents of intimidation and reprisals against individuals or groups seeking to cooperate or having cooperated with the United Nations in the field of human rights. Reported allegations over time demonstrate that intimidation and reprisals can be more than isolated incidents, and can signal patterns. 16