A/HRC/39/41 including colluding with the Alkarama Foundation to which she was sending false and misleading information to bring the Kingdom of Bahrain into international disrepute. The Government notes that Ms. Al-Saegh was arrested on 4 July 2017 in accordance with the law and charged with “membership in an unlawful terrorist group.” The Government detailed the procedures of arrest, detention and treatment of Ms. Al-Saegh, including that she had been sent to the prison clinic in relation to the hunger strike. The Government did not address the allegations of reprisals. 7. On 25 June 2018 the Government, in a reply to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, stated that Ms. Al-Alsaegh was charged with six criminal offences: affiliation and participation in acts of terrorist organization, spying for a foreign terrorist organization to commit terrorist acts, accepting donations from a foreign terrorist organization for committing terrorist acts in the Kingdom, funding and donating to organizations which knowingly commit terrorist acts, spreading false news that may harm national security and public order, and participation in a demonstration with the intention of assaulting security forces, public property and destabilising public security. A travel ban was issued against her on 19 April 2017 and lifted on 13 July 2017. 8. During the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council in June 2018 it was further reported that Ms. Al-Saegh published a series of tweets highlighting a range of human rights concerns in Bahrain. An account called @godkingcountry responded to her tweets by making threats against her, including referencing the sexual assault that she suffered previously during her arrest and torture and threatening further rape should she not end her human rights work on social media and with international mechanisms. Following the responses from @godkingcountry on Twitter, a second account (@turkialmajed7) began sending additional threatening messages to Ms. Al-Saegh on Instagram’s direct messenger service, which was sent to a third party who was told to forward the messages to Ms. Al-Saegh. The messages claimed responsibility in the death of Ms. Al-Saegh’s neighbor and threatened Ms. Al-Saegh that she would share his same fate. The messages also explicitly noted to “inform Ebtesam” that they would publish videos taken of her while in security custody in May 2017 when security officers filmed her in various states of undress during her interrogation, sexual assault, and torture. 9. Mr. Nabeel Rajab, of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was mentioned in the 2017 report of the Secretary-General (see A/HRC/36/31, para. 23 and Annex, para. 6). On 21 June 2016, the Spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed deep concern that Mr. Rajab was arrested on 13 June 2016 for “spreading false news and rumours about the internal situation in a bid to discredit Bahrain.” He had been subject to a travel ban since at least January 2015. The High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern that these and subsequent actions against Mr. Rajab were connected to his engagement with the Human Rights Council. He was reportedly denied medical treatment by prison administrations while he awaited the results of his appeal trial in illhealth until a 5 June 2018 hearing which decided on an additional five-year sentence. He is now expected to pursue a final appeal before Bahrain’s Court of Cassation. On 25 June 2018 the Government stated that freedom of movement in Bahrain is guaranteed by law, and that Mr. Nabeel Rajab was not subject to reprisals for his cooperation with the United Nations, but that he is responsible for criminal offenses. Regarding the claims that Mr Rajab has not received medical care during his prison sentence, the Government stated that the Kingdom ensures and guarantees the safety and health of all citizens. 10. On 19 December 2017, three special procedures mandate holders expressed concern that Ms. Nedal Al-Salman, of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was prevented from leaving Bahrain multiple times in 2017 due to travel bans, including while on her way to speak at meetings related to the Human Rights Council (BHR 13/2017). On 19 September 2017 Ms. Al-Salman was summoned and charged by the Public Prosecution of Bahrain for “illegal gatherings” under charges stemming from the Anti-Terrorism Law, and placed under a formal travel ban. In August 2016, Ms. Al-Salman was prevented from travelling to Geneva to participate in meetings during the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council, and was the subject of an allegation letter on 25 November 2016 by three special procedures mandate holders (BHR 7/2016). At the time of writing the Government had not responded to the special procedures’ communications of 25 November 2016 or 19 December 2017. GE.18-13325 43