A/HRC/48/28 consequently, the organization’s bank account was frozen on claims that it violated the FCRA (IND 18/2019). In a separate incident, special procedures mandate holders drew particular attention to the attempted shooting of Mr. Urikhimbam’s daughter, which appeared to be linked to his work in defence of human rights and his engagement with the UN (IND 18/2019). 67. During the reporting period, concerns raised about the suspension of registration of CSD in September 2019 (IND 18/2019) and the surveillance, threats and attacks against its staff and their family members and that of other organizations in the United NGOs Mission Manipur (UNM-M) reportedly continued. Between October and December 2020, uniformed and plain clothed police officers allegedly surveilled CSD’s offices on a daily basis. OHCHR has been informed that CSD has refrained from sharing information, in particular, detailed reports gathered about environmental damage and health risks to communities from mining in Manipur, with the UN for fear of further reprisal. Given the September 2020 amendments to the FCRA, CSD is concerned about the receipt of foreign funds which they rely on for their research and advocacy, including at the UN. 68. Regarding the attempted shooting of Mr. Urikhimbam’s daughter in July 2019, it was reported to OHCHR that as of May 2021, the investigation remained pending. Mr. Urikhimbam’s family reportedly provided the police with the names of five witnesses who could provide information on the shooting, but the police reportedly declined to consider gathering their testimonies. 69. The situation of the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) was included in the 2020 report of the Secretary-General174 related to its application for consultative status with the ECOSOC, which had been repeatedly deferred by the Committee on NonGovernmental Organizations, the body mandated to consider applications. 175 IDSN reportedly has the longest pending application in the history of the Committee, with 25 deferrals, 176 after having reportedly received 97 written questions in total from the Government of India,177 which the organization has reportedly answered. In July 2020, the Government stated that the references to IDSN, an NGO being considered by the 19-member NGO Committee in an inter-governmental process where several other long-standing NGO applications are pending, ignores the facts, that IDSN is not based in India, and that the Government is not aware of any incident of reprisal or intimidation against this organization by India. During the reporting period, due to constraints related to the impact of COVID-19 on the working arrangements of ECOSOC and sessions of its subsidiary bodies, the 2020 resumed session of the Committee did not take place as scheduled. 178 The application of IDSN was deferred during the Committee’s 2021 regular session, pending the receipt of responses to questions posed to them by the Committee (E/C.2/2021/CRP.39/Rev.1, para. 5). 70. On 20 August 2021, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report, refuting the allegations of intimidation and reprisals on the follow up cases previously reported to which they have replied (regarding Mr. Khurram Parvez and NGOs Centre for Social Development (CSD) in Manipur and International Dalit Solidarity Network, IDSN), stating that these cases’ inclusion represents “an unfortunate testament to intransigence to consider the viewpoints of the State.” The Government noted that there are 3.4 million NGOs working in India and civil society has been well-represented in the work of the UN, reaffirming its commitment to civil society engagement. Regarding IDSN, the Government reiterated that the organization is not based in India, the Government is not aware of any incident of reprisal or intimidation against this organization by India, and that legitimate scrutiny of an application for a special status with the UN cannot be termed as a ‘reprisal.’ 71. Regarding the preventive detention of Mr. Parvez, the Government reiterated that it has been drawn from the cases registered against him Under Section (U/S) 151, 107 Code of 174 175 176 177 178 A/HRC/45/36, para. 75 and Annex I, paras. 58-59. https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/ngo905.doc.htm. ECOSOC/6958-NGO/882; https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/ecosoc6958.doc.htm; E/2020/32. See A/69/365, para. 74 and A/HRC/33/19, para. 13. http://csonet.org/content/documents/Information%20Note%202021%20Regular%20Session%20of% 20the%20Committee%20on%20NGOs%20_14.05.21.pdf. 63