2.The Coalition of Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations was discussedin my previous report in relation to its engagement with the universal periodic reviewprocess of the country(A/HRC/27/38, para. 28). The Government of Malaysia by letter of 9 September 2014 reaffirmed its continuous support and commitment to the universal periodic reviewprocess and stated that all relevant stakeholders had been able to freely participate in Malaysia’s reviewwithout any restrictions. According to the Government, the allegations of the Coalition were“utterly baseless”(A/HRC/28/85, case MYS 1/2014).In its press statement issued on 8 January 2014, the Malaysian Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs had not declared the Coalition illegal or unlawful but ratherhighlighted that it was not registeredunder the Societies Act 1996. The Government confirmed that no investigation and judicial or other inquiries were carried out in relation to the Coalition as no report by or against the Coalition were lodged with the relevant authorities (ibid.). The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, in his report of 4 March 2015, while encouraged by the fact that the Coaltion was no longer considered illegal, reiterated his grave concern at the apparent acts of reprisal againstthem (A/HRC/28/63/Add.1, para. 280).