A/HRC/51/47 cases, amounted to de facto rejection, especially for organizations working on human rights issues.31 VI. Information received on cases of intimidation and reprisal for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights A. General comment 29. The present report includes cases based on information gathered between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 12/2 and 24/24, and contains information on acts of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups as established by the Council in its resolution 12/2. 30. The information received has been verified and corroborated by primary and other sources, to the extent possible. Reference is made to United Nations publications, if the cases have been made public. Responses provided by Governments are summarized, including positive actions taken.32 31. The present report and the annexes thereto do not contain an exhaustive list of cases. The principle of do no harm and the consent of alleged victims to be named were strictly adhered to, and a risk assessment was made for each case received and deemed credible. As a result, cases were anonymized or omitted when the security risk to the individuals or their family members was deemed to be too high. Furthermore, a number of cases brought to the attention of the Secretary-General were addressed confidentially. 32. As with previous reports on the subject, owing to the word limit, annex I contains additional information about new cases or situations presented during the reporting period that are summarized in the main report, with replies received from Governments to the relevant notes verbales. Annex II contains information on developments during the reporting period on ongoing cases or situations included in previous reports that are listed in the main report, with replies received from Governments. References are made in the present report to communications of special procedure mandate holders and the replies from Governments thereto, which may be found on the website for the communications of special procedures.33 B. Summary of cases Afghanistan 33. Several United Nations actors, including the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and OHCHR, have reported numerous incidents and restrictions imposed by the de facto authorities,34 that have contributed to an environment where individuals and groups refrain from voicing dissent and engage in self-censorship for fear of repercussions, including for engagement and cooperation with the United Nations. 31 32 33 34 A/HRC/38/18, para. 20; A/HRC/39/41, para. 23; A/HRC/42/30, para. 31; A/HRC/45/36, para. 37; and A/HRC/48/28, para. 35. Government replies received within the deadline have been included. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/Tmsearch/TMDocuments. A/76/667-S/2022/64, paras. 33, 38, 40 and 63; see also https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/2_march_2022_srsg_briefing_security_council_englis h.pdf; https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/26_january_2022_srsg_briefing_security_council_en glish.pdf; and https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/03/interactive-dialogue-highcommissioners-report-afghanistan. 7