A/HRC/51/47 Annex II Information on alleged cases included in follow-up to previous reports 1. Andorra 1. The case of Ms. Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, from the NGO Associació Stop Violències Andorra that works on sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls, was included in the 2020 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General1 on allegations of a criminal investigation for her engagement with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in October 2019. The Committee and mandate holders addressed the case (AND 1/2020).2 The Government stated that Ms. Mendoza Cortés had used her participation in the CEDAW session to accuse Government entities of extremely serious practices, which could constitute criminal offences. The case of Ms. Cortés was also addressed during the Universal Periodic Review of Andorra in 2021 3 to which the Government replied that there was no judicial harassment, and that the judiciary was independent and followed the procedures established by law. 2. It was reported to OHCHR that, as of 30 April 2022, the legal case against Ms. Mendoza Cortés on grounds of infringement of article 325 of the Criminal Code of Andorra (crimes against the prestige of the institutions) is still open and pending. On 15 March 2022, Ms. Mendoza Cortés reportedly requested the formal closure of the file. As of 30 April 2022, the request had reportedly not been heard. 3. On 1 July 2022, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report recalling that the General Prosecutor’s Office had decided there was sufficient evidence to pursue the case on grounds of infringement of article 325 of the Criminal Code (crimes against the prestige of the institutions) and that the sentence was still pending. 2. Bahrain 4. Multiple UN actors, including the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and special procedures mandate holders (see below), continued to address the ongoing long-term detention, heavy sentencing under counter-terrorism legislation, torture, illtreatment, and lack of access to adequate medical care in detention of several human rights defenders for their engagement with the UN as part of their human rights work. 5. The case of Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was included in the 2011, 2012 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General 4 on allegations of arbitrary arrest, torture and heavy sentencing following his engagement with the UN, including the UPR and the treaty bodies. Since 2011, Mr. Al-Khawaja is serving a life sentence on terrorism related charges. Mr. AlKhawaja is a human rights defender and former Protection Coordinator of Frontline Defenders as well as former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR). His case has been addressed by special procedures mandate holders on several occasions 5 to which the Government has responded.6 In 2012, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 1 2 3 4 5 6 A/HRC/45/36, para. 44, Annex I, paras. 5–7; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 1–4. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=25833. A/HRC/46/11, paras. 60 and 84.5. A/HRC/21/18, paras. 53–54; A/HRC/18/19, paras. 15–24; A/HRC/48/28 Annex II paras. 7–8. BHR 3/2012; 18/2011; 17/2011; 9/2011; 5/2011; 4/2011; 2/2009; 2/2007; 6/2005. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30542; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30543; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30544; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30545; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30187. 35