On 14 January 2022, mandate holders addressed allegations of increased threats and harassment against Ms. Theresly Malavé Wadskier following the release and presentation of the report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela in September 2021, which included a number of cases that she represented (VEN 9/2021). Those cases are linked to alleged violations by the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) and the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Ms. Malavé is a human rights lawyer and director and founding member of the organization “Justicia y Proceso Venezuela” (JUYPROVEN). While Ms. Malavé had reportedly received threats and harassment in the past, mandate holders expressed concern that these increased following the release and presentation of the 2021 report of the Fact-Finding Mission. After the presentation of the report of the Fact-Finding Mission, Ms. Malavé reportedly suffered intensified harassment by officials from the First Special Court of First Instance in Trial Functions with National Jurisdiction in Terrorism, where she acts as legal defence in several high-profile cases, as well as physical surveillance and intimidation at her residence by DGCIM officials. Due to this situation, part of Ms. Malavé’s family relocated outside of the country (VEN 9/2021).