A/HRC/60/62 Government further stated that the judicial system upholds fair trial guarantees and emphasized that arrests are carried out based on credible evidence, reasonable suspicion and valid warrants, with detainees promptly informed of the charges against them. 21. Regarding Mr. Alkhawaja, the Government stated that video calls with his family had been reinstated, noting that their earlier suspension had been part of a general procedural measure applied across all detention facilities, and that while calls may be paused occasionally due to technical or logistical reasons, they are promptly resumed. The Government noted further that Mr. Alkhawaja’s medical condition is regularly monitored by medical professionals, with records indicating 20 external medical appointments, and 52 internal clinic visits, and 97 video calls between May 2024 and May 2025. In cases of hunger strikes, including Mr. Alkhawaya’s, detainees receive continuous medical supervision and are advised to end their hunger strikes for health reasons. 22. Regarding Mr. Al-Singace and Mr. Mushaima, the Government noted they are held in a private room at Kanoo Medical Center, where they receive medical care by qualified medical personnel. The Government further reported that Mr. Al-Singace has access to restroom facilities and natural light, takes his prescribed medication, receives ongoing medical care, and has declined certain scheduled outpatient appointments for further evaluations. 3. Bangladesh 23. The case of human rights organization Odhikar, as well as Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan and Mr. Nasiruddin Elan, Secretary and Director of Odhikar, was included in the 2011, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 reports of the Secretary-General 17 after allegedly being accused of anti-State and anti-Government activities following their engagement in the first cycle of the UPR of Bangladesh in 2009. The detention and charges against Odhikar staff as well as threats, harassment, surveillance, and the killing of one of its staff have been addressed by special procedures mandates holders since 2013.2 On 16 October 2024, they were released on bail, remained under close surveillance and faced regular intimidation and harassment. Odhikar’s bank account was frozen under the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulations Bill of 2016 and in June 2022 its application for renewal of registration was not approved by the Government.3 24. According to information received by OHCHR, on 22 August 2024, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared the government’s refusal to renew the registration of the human rights organization Odhikar illegal. The ruling overturned the NGO Affairs Bureau’s 2022 decision to cancel Odhikar’s registration, which had been pending renewal since its expiration in 2015. The Court’s verdict allowed Odhikar to seek registration renewal and resume receiving foreign donations. On 5 June 2025, the High Court of Bangladesh dismissed the convictions of Mr. Adilur Rahman Kan and Mr. Nasiruddin Elan, overturning the two-year prison sentences handed down by the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal in September 2023, which had found them guilty under the Information and communication Technology Act for publishing a fact-finding report on alleged extrajudicial killings during a 2013 protest. 4. Belarus 25. The case of Mr. Aliaksandr Yarashuk was included in the 2023 and 2024 report of the Secretary-General18 on allegations of arbitrary detention, charges and sentencing under article 342 of the Criminal Code (disrupting social order), including for his submission of information to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Mr. Yarashuk is a Chair of the now outlawed Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and a member of 17 A/HRC/18/19, paras. 25–26; A/HRC/42/30, para. 40 and Annex II, paras. 11–12; 10–11; A/HRC/45/36, para. 47 and Annex II, paras. 8–9; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras.; A/HRC/51/47; Annex II, paras. 17–21, A/HRC/54/61; Annex II, paras. 15–19; A/HRC/57/60;Annex II, paras. 22-25. 18 A/HRC/54/61, Annex I paras. 48

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