A/HRC/54/61 Committee on the case of her husband. According to information received by OHCHR, Ms. Phuong has been placed on an exit ban list since 2018 and has not been able to travel abroad during the period to attend international events or engage with United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms. 27. Yemen 142. The case of Mr. Abdulmajeed Sabrah, a lawyer representing journalists and human rights defenders in the northern areas of Yemen under the control of the Houthi forces, was included in the 2021 and 2022 reports of the Secretary-General since 2021183 on allegations of intimidation, including on social media, and surveillance for sharing information with the United Nations. According to information received by OHCHR, in July 2022, Mr. Sabrah was subjected to intimidation by the Security and Intelligence Service, and harassment by the Specialized Criminal Court for sharing information with the United Nations and other international organizations on some of his cases. Reportedly, he was under continued surveillance by the Security and Intelligence Service. 143. The case of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, a Sana’a-based civil society organization, and members of its staff, was included in the 2019 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General 184 on allegations of detention and prevention of travel following engagement with the United Nations Security Council and United Nations human rights mechanisms (SAU 8/2018; YEM 4/2018). On 25 January 2022, the head of Mwatana, Ms. Radhya al-Mutawakel, briefed the Security Council on the situation in Yemen185 and was subjected to a smear campaign following her participation. According to information received by OHCHR, 15 incidents against Mwatana’s field researchers and lawyers were documented during the reporting period where all parties to the conflict used threats, intimidation, arbitrary detention, incitement and smear campaign and travel bans against staff in different geographical areas, including in Sana’a, Taiz, Hadhramout, Marib, Dhamar, Haijah, Abyan, Al Dhalea Aden, and Amran. 28. State of Palestine 144. The case of several Palestinian and international women’s organizations and human rights defenders has been included in the reports of the Secretary General since 2020186 concerning allegations of online smearing, intimidation and threats against them for their support for the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and for their actual or perceived engagement with the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW/C/PSE/CO/1, para. 15c). 145. During the reporting period, the so-called “Mass Movement against CEDAW” group regularly posted pictures with intimidating messages and vilifying statements about women human rights defenders and activists, publicly naming them, in connection to their support to women and gender-based violence survivors, as well as for their engagement with United Nations human rights mechanisms and participation in United Nations events. Specifically, in November 2022, this campaign reportedly intensified, following the participation of Palestinian women’s organizations and women human rights defenders in the CEDAW presessional working group held in October 2022, and their engagement in the international 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence of November–December 2022. 146. In Gaza, OHCHR documented hate speech against women human rights defenders Ms. Zainab al Ghonaimi, director of the Center for Women’s Legal Research and Consultation (CWLRC) and Hayat Women’s Shelter, and Ms. Amal Syam, director of Women’s Affairs Centre (WAC). In early September 2022, an online smear campaign was 183 184 185 186 GE.23-15378 A/HRC/48/28, Annex I, para. 133, and A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 157. A/HRC/42/30, paras. 74, 85, Annex I, para. 94, 124 and A/HRC/48/28, Annex II, paras. 160–161. https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19ame0jq8. A/HRC/45/36, para. 128, Annex 1 paras. 159–61, A/HRC/48/28 paras. 162–165 and A/HRC/51/47 paras. 160–161. 73