A/HRC/60/62 the accusations of “rebellion,” “attempting to undermine State security” and “financing of terrorism”, remain under investigation at the Secretariat of State for Defence (SED) and have not yet resulted in formal judicial charges or court proceedings against Alice Nkom or Maximilienne Ngo Mbe.31 38. The case of the civil society organization Organic Farming for Gorillas Cameroon (OFFGO) has been included since 2020 in the Secretary-General’s reports32 on allegations of reprisals following a communication by special procedure mandate holders (CMR 3/2019). Alleged reprisals against OFFGO members have included the expulsion of Mr. Jan Joris Cappelle, a Belgian national and co-founder of the organization, from Cameroon in 2019; threats against Mr. (Prince) Vincent Awazi, a traditional chief; and death threats, surveillance and attacks against Mr. Elvis Brown Luma Mukuna, the lawyer of OFFGO, and his relatives. Mandate holders have addressed the allegations (CMR 5/2019 and CMR 4/2022), to which the Government has responded.33 Reportedly, in June 2023, the Examining Magistrate at the High Court of Momo (Mbengwi) issued a “no case ruling” in the preliminary inquiry into Mr. Capelle’s case and consequently closed the case. 34 On 20 September 2023, Mr. Brown addressed the General Prosecutor of the NorthWest Region urging the opening of a new investigation- into the case. In December 2023, he was notified by the High Court of Momo of the continuation of the proceedings. In May 2024, Mr. Cappelle was granted a visa to travel to Cameroon to attend hearings before the Court of First Instance of Mbengwi. 39. According to information received by OHCHR, on the evening of 29 May 2024, Mr. Cappelle was reportedly arrested upon arrival at Yaoundé Nsimalen airport on the basis of a 2016 arrest warrant, and was released later that same evening. Reportedly, in July 2024, due to security concerns, the case file was transferred from the Courts in Mbengwi to the High Court of Mezam, in Bamenda, North-West Region. Mr. Cappelle appeared before the Examining Magistrate of the High Court of Mezam on multiple occasions between July 2024 and June 2025, during which he was reportedly under surveillance. 40. According to information received by OHCHR, threats and attacks against Mr. Brown, legal counsel of Mr. Cappelle, continued during the reporting period. These included an attempted break-in at his residence on 15 July 2024, the presence of unknown armed individuals searching for a lawyer near his location on 8 September 2024, and threatening phone calls received on 15 February 2025. Reportedly, during the call he was told he was “a very stubborn lawyer who needs punishment” and that he had been “warned repeatedly.” 6. China 41. The case of two members of the international legal team supporting Jimmy Lai and his son Sebastian Lai was included in the 2023 and 2024 report of the Secretary-General35 on allegations that their statements at the Human Rights Council were considered by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) as intended to interfere with or obstruct the course of justice and could very likely constitute a 31 These charges carry particularly severe penalties under Article 3 and 4 of Cameroon’s 2014 antiterrorism law, including life imprisonment and the offence of rebellion, under Article 157 of the Penal Code, is punishable by imprisonment penalties from 3 months to 4 years. 32 A/HRC/45/36, Annex I para. 53, Annex II paras. 21–23; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 14–16; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II paras. 28 and 29; A/HRC/54/61, Annex II paras. 26–27: A/HRC/57/60, Annex II paras. 48-53. 33 See Government reply at https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=27212 and https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=37222. 34 A/HRC/54/61, Annex II para. 26. 35 A/HRC/57/60, Annex II, para. 54; A/HRC/54/61, Annex I paras. 26–32. 51