A/HRC/48/28 81. On 17 August 2021, the Government responded. Lao People’s Democratic Republic 82. In April 2021, special procedure mandate holders addressed alleged threats and intimidation by the Lao People’s Armed Forces against the relatives of four members of the Hmong indigenous community who were forcibly disappeared in March 2020 following an earlier communication on their disappearances in August 2020.82 They also addressed the killing of Mr. Chue Youa Vang.83 83. Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Mr. Od Sayavong. 84. On 1 August 2021, the Government responded. Libya 85. The Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported three incidents of arrest, death threats and intimidation targeting victims and human rights defenders for cooperating with the United Nations. Names and additional details are withheld for fear of further reprisals. 86. UNSMIL reported the negative effects that the requirements imposed on civil society organizations have had on their ability to operate independently and engage with the Mission. UNSMIL documented the intimidation of lawyers cooperating with the Mission in providing legal aid to victims. The lawyers had objected to a requirement that they pledge not to communicate with embassies or international organizations, including the United Nations, without receiving prior authorization. Maldives 87. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women addressed alleged online vilification and threats by religious groups and individuals against members of the women’s human rights organization Uthema, following the publication of its submission to the Committee in the context of the review of the sixth periodic report of Maldives under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.84 88. Annex II contains information on developments in the situations of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives and the Maldivian Democracy Network. 89. On 12 August 2021, the Government responded. Mali 90. The Human Rights and Protection Division of MINUSMA documented the arrest of a government official and threats against a man allegedly by law enforcement personnel and the military, following their engagement with the Mission.85 Names and additional details are withheld for fear of further reprisals. Mexico 91. It was reported to OHCHR that staff of the Justice Centre for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organization documenting and reporting human rights violations in the state of Jalisco, had been the targets of harassment, stigmatization, surveillance and online attacks, since June 2020, following the organization’s cooperation with the OHCHR office in Mexico and the Committee on Enforced Disappearances. 82 83 84 85 LAO 3/2021 and LAO 3/2020; and see https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=25491. LAO 3/2021. CEDAW/C/MDV/6. See also https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=2488&L ang=en. S/2021/299, paras. 54–60; and A/HRC/46/68, paras. 32–33. 13