A/HRC/33/19 9. Uganda 31. On 21 April 2016, a group of mandate holders raised allegations of reprisals against Douglas Bulongo, the Executive Director of the United Association for Peace and Development, for his participation in a submission by the Lutheran World Federation to the universal periodic review of Uganda, scheduled for November 2016 (see A/HRC/33/32, UGA 2/2016). On 1 March 2016, after having returned home from a workshop in preparation of the submission to the review of Uganda, a group of armed men broke into Mr. Bulongo’s home and led all his family members into one room. They left only after Mr. Bulongo had handed over all the workshop documents on the review process of Uganda. Mr. Bulongo reported the incident to the police, along with five subsequent incidents, which involved attacks by armed people, but he did not receive any assistance. On the night of 19 March, Mr. Bulongo, after having heard noises, stepped outside his home to find an unconscious man lying on his driveway. He took the injured man to the local police station where the man reportedly later died. In the early morning of 20 March, Mr. Bulongo was arrested and detained by police officers. On 1 April, Mr. Bulongo appeared before Makindye Court, where he was informed that a charge of manslaughter had been filed against him, before being transferred to Luzira prison pending trial. At the time of finalization of the present report, no response had been received from the Government. 10. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 32. In its concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed concern about information received regarding the lack of cooperation between the State party’s authorities and civil society organizations working in the field of human rights, which had, in some cases, resulted in their reputation being seriously undermined. The Committee urged the State “to put an end to defamatory statements against some of those who publicly participate in the dialogues that the Committee, in accordance with its working methods, holds with civil society organizations” (see E/C.12/VEN/CO/3, para. 14). 33. On 26 June 2015, three mandate holders raised allegations of reprisals against several human rights organizations and defenders, including Rafael Uzcátegui, for their participation in the fifty-fifth session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (see A/HRC/31/79, VEN 7/2015). On 2 and 3 June 2015, several Venezuelan organizations participated in the review of the third periodic report of the country by the Committee. In his press statement at the end of the review, the Chair of the Venezuelan delegation reportedly questioned the participation of certain organizations in the review, accusing them of drawing financial benefit from their participation in international human rights forums. On 3 and 4 June, the President of the National Assembly, in his television programme “Con el Mazo Dando”, reportedly criticized and disclosed personal information about several organizations and human rights defenders, including Mr. Uzcátegui, concerning their engagement with the Committee. By letter of 29 September 2015, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela requested an extension of the deadline for its response. At the time of finalization of the present report, no further response had been received from the Government. 34. On 20 July 2015, two mandate holders raised allegations of reprisals against Fransisco Valencia, President of the Coalition of Organizations for the Right to Life and Health, for his cooperation with the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (see A/HRC/31/79, VEN 10/2015). In June 2015, Mr. Valencia received a telephone call from the Venezuelan Minister of Health accusing him of having cooperated with the Committee during its fifty-fifth session regarding its consideration of the State party’s third periodic report. Mr. Valencia also received a telephone call from a member of the 11