A/HRC/54/61 received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, while quarantine restrictions were still in place, her local health code reportedly turned red (indicating a COVID-19 infection) despite repeated negative COVID-19 test results, during the 20th Party Congress in October 2022. As a result of having a red health code, her movements were reportedly restricted, and she was barred from entering buildings and accessing transportation. 35. The case of Ms. Li Wenzu was included in the 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 reports of the Secretary-General 55 on allegations of her arbitrary arrest and detention following her cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during his visit to China in August 2016 (CHN 9/2016).56 According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, Ms. Li Wenzu and Mr. Wang Quanzhang, and members of their family, were reportedly under the surveillance of [assigned] police agents, when leaving their home. Reportedly, on 8 March 2023, some 20 State security police agents surrounded their home, pointing shining flashlights at it and blocking with umbrellas the security cameras that the family had earlier installed. Reportedly, the tires of Mr. Wang Quanzhang’s car were also punctured. The authorities reportedly told the couple that the restrictions were due to the International Women’s Day. On 10 December 2022, similar restrictions were reportedly imposed, preventing the couple from leaving the home to observe Human Rights Day. This was reportedly the third year in a row that Ms. Li was prevented from leaving her home to commemorate Human Rights Day. Reportedly, her passport application was rejected by the authorities during the reporting period, and as a result she remains unable to travel internationally. 36. The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 reports of the Secretary-General57 on allegations of intimidation and harassment for her cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during his visit to China in August 2016 (A/HRC/34/75, CHN 9/2016).58 On 8 May 2021, the conditions of the four-year suspended sentence for “subversion of state authority” of Mr. LiHeping, (https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gI d=14403, CHN 3/2017, CHN 5/2017),59 Ms. Wang Qialing’s husband, were lifted. According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang were reportedly subjected to close surveillance leading up to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, held in October 2022. Reportedly since the beginning of mid-September, policemen in plain clothes were monitoring their home, and the couple also reported being followed by police cars, when leaving their apartment. 37. On 28 July 2023, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report. Regarding the Civil Human Rights Front and Mr. Figo Hu-wun Chan, the Government reiterated the information it had provided in its reply to last year’s report (A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 50) noting that the Civil Human Rights Front was suspected of having violated the registration requirement under section 5 of the Societies Ordinance, and that the police had prosecuted Mr. Figo Hu-wun Chan for failing to comply with a request to provide information in violation of section 16(2) of the said Ordinance. It restated that Mr. Chan had pleaded guilty and had been fined 8,000 Hong Kong dollars. The Government also confirmed that Mr. Chan had fully served his prison sentence of 22 months for his involvement in a number of unauthorized assemblies in 2019 and 2020. 38. Regarding the situation of Mr. Shen Youlian and Ms. Li Qiaochu, the Government reiterated its reply to last year’s report (A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 51) recalling that the Chinese judicial authorities have not implemented any coercive measures against Mr. Shen 55 56 57 58 59 GE.23-15378 A/HRC/36/31, Annex I, paras. 20–21; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 22, A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 242; A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 24, A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, paras. 44–45. See government reply at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33318. A/HRC/36/31, Annex I, paras. 20–21, A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 23–24, A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 25, A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 25, A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 46. See government reply at https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33318. See government replies at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33449; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33516. 51