A/HRC/51/47 Indonesia 62. Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Ms. Veronica Koman, Mr. Victor Yeimo, Mr. Wensislaus Fatubun and Mr. Yones Douw. 63. On 15 July 2022, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 64. Multiple United Nations actors raised concerns about the increased use of violence against civil society actors, systematic arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and lawyers and long prison sentences on broad national security-related charges. Reportedly, this environment has intensified the fear of reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations among civil society organizations and representatives, preventing them from engaging with the Organization. 65. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran raised concerns about the high risk of reprisals for engaging with the United Nations and human rights mechanisms. During the reporting period, individuals and their families expressed reluctance or declined consent for United Nations action due to fear of further reprisals. Names and details of individuals concerned have been withheld for fear of further reprisals. 66. Annex II contains developments in the situations of Mr. Manouchehr Bakhtiari and Mr. Vahid Afkari and Mr. Habib Afkari. Israel 67. Multiple United Nations actors addressed allegations of the use of counter-terrorism legislation, military orders and online surveillance against human rights defenders and civil society actors.46 68. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli Minister of Defence designated six Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations, namely, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (see annex II), Al Haq, the Bisan Centre for Research and Development, Defense for Children International – Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, as “terrorist organizations” under the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2016.47 69. Annex II contains developments in the situations of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and Mr. Issa Amro. Kazakhstan 70. The Committee against Torture expressed its concern over allegations of ill-treatment while in detention of Mr. Aleksandr Aleksandrov, who uses a wheelchair, potentially related to the consideration of his complaint by the Committee.48 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 71. Annex II contains developments in the situations of four members of the ChaoFa Hmong indigenous community and their relatives. 46 47 48 A/HRC/49/25, paras. 35 and 40; see also https://www.ochaopt.org/content/un-agencies-andassociation-international-development-agencies-stand-civil-society-organisations-occupied. A/HRC/49/25, para. 38, and A/HRC/49/83, para. 29; see also https://nbctf.mod.gov.il/en/Pages/211021EN.aspx and designation Nos. 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 and 376 of 19 October 2021 of the of the Minister of Defence, in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law (2016). The original decisions, on file with OHCHR, were changed on 19 November 2021. See https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CAT/Shared%20Documents/kaz/CAT%20840_2017_9474_E.pdf. 11