A/HRC/51/47 87. According to information received by OHCHR, during the consideration of IDSN’s application by the Committee at its 2021 regular session on 26 May and 7 September 2021, the Government of India citing the 2019 annual report of the NGO, asked about meetings that IDSN staff held with officials and diplomats on the fringes of the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in February-March 2019, and requested information about the agenda, outcome, and participants (Questions 98 and 101 respectively). 113 The NGO reportedly answered the questions. As of 30 April 2022, IDSN’s application for ECOSOC status remains deferred. The protracted deferral of IDSN’s application, now for 15 years, reportedly limits its access to UN bodies and entities, excluding it from attending meetings, delivering. 13. Indonesia 88. The case of Ms. Veronica Koman, a human rights lawyer to Papuans, was included in the 2021 report of the Secretary-General 114 on allegations of acts of harassment, intimidation and threats for reporting on the situation in West Papua and Papua provinces (Papua region), that included engaging with OHCHR (IDN 7/2019115). On 9 December 2021, special procedures mandate holders addressed threats and intimidation of Ms. Koman and her family in relation to her work advocating for human rights in the Papua region and expressed concern that the increased targeting of Ms. Koman’s relatives could be linked to her cooperation with the United Nations. Ms. Koman is currently in exile due to the alleged risks to her security. She reportedly faces several charges, including “incitement”, “spreading fake news”, “and “disseminating information aimed at inflicting ethnic hatred”, and was put in the national wanted list by the authorities (IDN 10/2021116). 89. Acts of intimidation and threats against Ms. Koman’s family reportedly begun on 31 May 2021, a fortnight after Ms. Koman had announced, together with a human rights organisation, the submission of a complaint to United Nations special procedures, regarding the case of Mr. Victor Yeimo of West Papua (see below). Reportedly, the house of Ms. Koman’s parents came under surveillance and Ms. Koman received photos of their house from unknown Twitter accounts. On 5 October 2021, a few days after national news outlets broadcasted that Ms. Koman was one of the Indonesian human rights defenders mentioned in the Secretary-General’s report on cooperation with the United Nations, unknown individuals, including one claiming to be a police officer, visited the house of Ms. Koman’s parents, inquiring about her. In October and November 2021, unidentified individuals left several packages in the house of Ms. Koman parents. One of the packages was on fire and the other two had explosive devices and contained threatening messages, including a death threat (IDN 10/2021). On 15 December 2021, special procedures mandate holders publicly called upon the Government to stop reprisals against Ms. Koman and her parents.117 90. On 9 February 2022, the Government responded118 to mandate holders noting that the charges brought against Ms. Koman were not a form of intimidation but a legal enforcement measure as the police had made her a suspect in an investigation and rejected allegations of reprisals against Ms. Koman. It provided information on the response by the Regional Police to incidents reported, and the outcomes of the investigation carried out by various police units. 91. The case of Mr. Victor Yeimo, a human rights activist in West Papua who is the international spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat/KNPB), was included in the 2021 reports of the Secretary-General,119 on allegations of 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zibahjye?kalturaStartTime=2990; https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k135x69p2n?kalturaStartTime=1650. A/HRC/48/28, para. 72, Annex I, paras. 48–49. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34873. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=36800. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/12/indonesia-stop-reprisals-against-woman-humanrights-defender-un-expert. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=36800. A/HRC/48/28, para. 73, Annex I, para. 49. 55