A/HRC/60/62 and reprisals against persons and associations for their cooperation with those bodies and mechanisms. 46. Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Mr. Aliaksandr Yarashuk and the NGO Human Rights Centre Viasna. 47. The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present report. Cameroon 48. Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Ms. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe and Ms. Alice Nkom, as well as the civil society organization Organic Farming for Gorillas Cameroon, Mr. Jan Joris Cappelle and Mr. Elvis Brown Luma Mukuna. China 49. Two staff members of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, Ms. Anna Kwok and Ms. Carmen Lau, were allegedly subjected to reprisals for their past and ongoing cooperation with the United Nations, including in the context of the fourth cycle of the universal periodic review of China by the Human Rights Council.33 Arrest warrants were issued for both and their passports were revoked. 50. Mr. Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur linguist and activist, was allegedly intimidated during his participation in the Second International Conference on Language Technologies for All, co-organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the European Language Resources Association and its Special Interest Group on Underresourced Languages. 51. Annex II contains information on developments in the situations of two members of the international legal team supporting Mr. Jimmi Lai and his son Mr. Sebastian Lai, as well as Ms. Hang Tung Chow, Ms. Li Qiaochu, Ms. Xu Yan, Mr. Yu Wensheng, Ms. Chen Jianfang, Ms. Wang Yu, Ms. Li Wenzu, Mr. Wang Quanzhang, Ms. Wang Qiaoling, Mr. Li Heping and Mr. Jiang Tianyong. 52. The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present report. Cuba 53. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reported allegations of reprisals and intimidation against Mr. Roberto Pérez Fonseca after the Government was notified of the Working Group’s opinion of 31 August 2023 in which it had found his detention arbitrary.34 The Government has not released Mr. Pérez Fonseca, and his situation in detention has reportedly worsened.35 54. The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present report. Democratic Republic of the Congo 55. The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo documented seven incidents of reprisals for cooperation with the Mission. These included physical assault and violence, death threats and attempted abduction. Names and details have been withheld due to fear of further reprisals. Egypt 56. Mr. Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences, possibly in connection with 33 See https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/cn-stakeholders-info-s45. See A/HRC/WGAD/2023/51. 35 A/HRC/57/44, para. 30. 34 9

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