A/HRC/42/30 information for Bangladesh’s 2009 review by the UPR. Starting in 2010, the activities of Odhikar were reportedly increasingly monitored by the authorities and its staff were threatened and harassed by government officials. In 2014, Odhikar’s bank accounts were frozen by the NGO Affairs Bureau, and since then they have not been able to make bank transactions or receive any funds, severely limiting the organization’s capacity to operate. Odhikar has been the subject of 13 communications by special procedure mandate holders, a number of which have not been responded by the Government. In December 2018, mandate holders raised concerns at a reported smear campaign against Odhikar as well as harassment and acts of violence against its staff (BGD 10/2018). Odhikar has been accused of anti-state and anti-government activities and of tarnishing the country’s image by providing misinformation to the international community. Mr. Rahman Khan was also reportedly monitored and surveilled during and after his trip to Geneva in September 2018 to attend the Human Rights Council and related events. 12. On 5 July 2019, the Government responded, indicating that all NGOs that receive funding form outside the country are required to fulfill criteria established in national law, mainly the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Bill of 2016. If NGOs fail to comply with provisions in the law, they could be suspended. This applies to all NGOs in Bangladesh, including Odhikar. 3. Burundi 13. The cases of Mr. Armel Niyongere, Mr. Dieudonné Bashirahishize, Mr. Vital Nshimirimana, and Mr. Lambert Nigarura were included in the 2018 and 2017 reports of the Secretary-General (see A/HRC/39/41, Annex II, paras. 12–13, and A/HRC/36/31, para. 24, Annex, paras. 11–15). Three of the human rights lawyers were disbarred and one suspended allegedly for cooperating with the Committee against Torture during the review of Burundi. The Committee considered the verdict of the court an act of reprisal for their engagement with the United Nations human rights system. 14. According to new information received, the decision of the Court of Appeal has yet to be communicated to the four lawyers, thus preventing them from making an appeal. Moreover, on 15 May 2019, the Public Prosecutor reportedly issued an order requesting the seizure of real estate property and other assets in the country belonging to Mr. Armel Niyongere, Mr. Dieudonné Bashirahishize and Mr. Vital Nshimirimana. 4. Cameroon 15. The cases of Ms. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe and Ms. Alice Nkom of Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (REDHAC) were included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/39/41, para. 31, and Annex I, paras. 7–8). They suffered physical attacks, intimidation and harassment reportedly in connection to their cooperation with the Human Rights Committee during the review of Cameroon in October 2017. On 26 October 2017, five special procedures mandate holders addressed their situation (CMR 5/2017), and on 11 July 2018 (A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 8) and 17 July 2018 the Government responded affirming that Ms. Ngo Mbe and Ms. Nkom have never been persecuted for their human rights work or cooperation with the UN and requested further detail about the allegations.113 16. According to new information received, between October and December 2018, Ms. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe has been closely monitored and surveilled by plain clothed officers of the intelligence services and unmarked cars outside the REDHAC offices. When traveling, Ms. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe is routinely subjected to additional questioning and anonymous phone calls welcoming her back into the country. Since November 2017, she 113 Response from Government: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/ DownLoadFile?gId=34200. 45