A/HRC/60/62 authorities that she is not allowed to accept media interviews, speak publicly, or make public comments. 47. The case of Ms. Xu Yan, who reportedly had been targeted for engaging with United Nations human rights mechanisms, has been included in the reports of the Secretary-General since 2019,44 in relation to her interrogation due to her campaign to release her detained husband, Mr. Yu Wensheng, a human rights lawyer whose detention was considered arbitrary by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention45 (CHN 5/2018).46 On 1 March 2022, Mr. Yu Wensheng was reportedly released, after completing a four-year sentence, and subsequently placed under close surveillance. Reportedly, on 14 April 2023, they were both arrested and charged on 30 April 2024 with the crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. According to information received by OHCHR, Ms. Xu Yan and her husband Mr. Yu Wensheng were tried in closed proceedings before the Suzhou Intermediate Court between 28 and 30 August 2024 on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.” On 29 October 2024, the Court reportedly convicted and sentenced Ms. Xu Yan and Mr. Yu Wensheng to 21 and 31 months of imprisonment respectively. On 15 November 2024, OHCHR issued a social media statement expressing regret over their conviction and sentencing and reiterated its calls for their immediate and unconditional release.47 48. Ms. Xu Yan was reportedly released on 13 January 2025 and is now under police surveillance. According to information received by OHCHR,her residence is monitored by a guard 24 hours a day and she is photographed and followed when she leaves her home. Mr. Yu Wensheng remains in prison as of April 2025. 49. The case of Ms. Chen Jianfang, a human rights defender, has been included in the reports of the Secretary-General since 2019 and prior to that in the 2014 report, 48 on allegations of intimidation and reprisal for her campaign for civil society participation in the UPR, including a tribute to Ms. Cao Shunli 49 on the fifth anniversary of her death (CHN 11/2013).50 On 19 August 2019, mandate holders raised concerns about Ms. Chen Jianfang’s alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance (CHN 16/2019). 51 Reportedly, in August 2022, Shanghai No. 1 People’s Court sentenced Ms. Chen Jianfang to four years and six months in prison for “inciting subversion of state power,” followed by four years of deprivation of political rights. Reportedly, she was released on 21 October 2023 after having served the full term of her sentence. According to information received by OHCHR, Ms. Chen Jianfang remains under police surveillance with guards stationed outside her home 24 hours a day, confined to her home, and prevented from leaving. During the reporting period, Ms. Chen’s efforts to seek hospital treatment for a condition diagnosed during her detention were hindered, she was barred from attending church services, and several friends who attempted to visit her were reportedly physically blocked by guards, threatened, and removed by police. Reportedly, Ms. Chen Jianfang’s phone was confiscated. 50. The case of lawyer Ms. Wang Yu has been included in the reports of the Secretary-General- since 201852 on allegations of arrest and charges of “subversion of state 44 A/HRC/4 2/30, para. 45 and Annex I, paras. 13, 17, A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 16; A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 19; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 40; A/HRC/54/61, Annex II, para. 32; A/HRC/57/60 Annex II, para 57. 45 A/HRC/WGAD/2019/15 paras. 30, 38, 49 and 50. 46 See government reply at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33962. 47 https://x.com/UNHumanRights/status/1857386320408039910. 48 A/HRC/27/38, para. 17, A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 18; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 19–20, A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 20, A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 41; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 41; A/HRC/54/61, Annex II, para. 33; A/HRC/57/60, Annex II, para. 59. 49 A/HRC/27/38, paras. 17–19, A/HRC/45/36, paras. 19, 21 and 34. 50 See government reply at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32042. 51 See government reply at: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34911. 52 A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 10–12; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 19; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 21, A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 21; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 42; A/HRC/54/61, Annex II, para. 34. 53