A/HRC/60/62 Social Concerns, the Government noted that both had been suspended after being found in violation of the FCRA Act. 10. Israel 93. The cases of six Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations, namely the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer), Al Haq, the Bisan Center for Research and Development (Bisan), Defense for Children International – Palestine, (DCI-P), the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC) have been included in the reports of the Secretary-General since 2022, on allegations that their designations as “terror[ist] organizations” under the Counter-Terrorism Law 5776 of 2016 were related to their cooperation with the United Nations and their human rights and humanitarian work. 91 UN actors condemned the designations92 and noted the critical work of these long-standing key partners of the United Nations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.93 94. During the reporting period, and according to information received by OHCHR, most of the designated organizations faced challenges regarding their banking transactions, including de-risking practices by banks, intermediary banks and donors. Reportedly, these practices have affected most of the organizations variably including with some organizations being unable to receive or send any funds. 11. Nicaragua 95. The case of Mr. Guillermo Gonzalo Carrión Maradiaga was included in the 2019 and 2024 reports of the Secretary-General on allegations of vilification by public officials, criminalization, and surveillance for sharing information on human rights violations with OHCHR. 94 Mr. Carrion is a lawyer and human rights defender who was the legal director of the now dissolved Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH) and who later founded the Human Rights Collective “Nicaragua Nunca Más”. In February 2023, the Court of Appeals of Managua stripped 94 individuals, including Mr. Carrión, of their nationality and ordered the confiscation of their assets in the country. Mr. Carrión was also denied access to his pension and in May 2023 he was disbarred. According to information received by OHCHR, in March 2025, Mr. Carrión’s house was allocated to another family without his consent or any official notification, effectively completing the confiscation process. 96. The cases of Ms. Ana Quirós Víquez, Ms. Francisca Ramirez Torrez and Mr. Braulio Abarca were included in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General,95 among the 23 cases concerning allegations of harassment and persecution for sharing information on human rights violations with OHCHR. Ms. Ana Quirós is a human rights defender, a feminist activist and founding member of the “Movimiento Autónomo de Mujeres.”. Mr. Braulio Abarca is a human rights defender of “Nicaragua Nunca Más”. Ms. Francisca Ramirez Torrez, known as “Doña Chica,” is a peasant leader and human rights defender. In 2018, Ms. Ana Quirós was expelled and Mr. Abarca and Ms. Ramirez Torrez were forced into exile in Costa Rica due to escalating persecution. 97. According to information received by OHCHR, in May 2024, Ms. Ana Quiróz learned that she had been removed from the civil registry and from the National Institution for Social Security. Despite her attempts, she was unable to obtain the birth certificate of her daughter and to access her pension, although she had reached the required age and had 91 A/HRC/51/47, Annex I, paras. 35–39, A/HRC/54/61, Annex II, paras 89-97, A/HRC/57/60, Annex II, 133–136. 92 https://www.ochaopt.org/content/un-agencies-and-association-international-development-agenciesstand-civil-society-organisations-occupied; https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2021/10/unexperts-condemn-israels-designation-palestinian-human-rights-defenders, A/HRC/49/25, para 26 and CCPR/C/ISR/CO/5, paras 18-19. 93 A/HRC/49/25 para. 36. 94 A/HRC/42/30, Annex I paras. 78–79; A/HRC/57/60, Annex II paras. 143-144. 95 A/HRC/42/30, Annex I paras. 69 and 78. 62