A/HRC/36/31 no response had been received from the Government to the concerns raised by the mandate holders. 32. Allegations of reprisals against civil society members in the form of asset freezes were raised by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (see A/HRC/32/52/Add.1, para. 662). Staff members of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and members of their families are alleged to have been targeted for their cooperation with United Nations mechanisms, and due to meetings with United Nations representatives. 33. On 22 November 2016, three mandate holders raised concerns with the Government about draft legislation on non-governmental organizations, including a provision restricting cooperation with foreign organizations without prior authorization (see A/HRC/34/75, para. 10, EGY 14/2016). The experts were concerned that the draft legislation would impose severe restrictions on civil society organizations and would impinge on the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of association. At the time of the finalization of the present report, no response had been received from the Government. In April 2017, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights addressed concerns about the implications of the proposed legislation and raised individual cases with the Government. 34. On 3 May 2017, four mandate holders expressed concerns about the abduction, detention, torture and ill-treatment of Dr. Ahmed Shawky Abdelsattar Mohamed Amasha, reportedly in retaliation for his activities as a human rights defender, which included documenting cases of enforced disappearances for special procedures (see A/HRC/36/25, para. 13, EGY 5/2017). On 10 March 2017, Dr. Amasha was allegedly abducted by police officers in Cairo. No information was given about his whereabouts until 1 April 2017. He was charged on 13 April 2017 with “belonging to a banned group” under the Anti-Terrorism Law of Egypt and transferred to the Tora prison of Cairo. It was alleged that following his abduction on 10 March 2017, he was secretly detained at the Central Police station of Abbasiya in the Cairo Governorate. Dr. Amasha was allegedly subjected to torture and illtreatment during his secret detention. On 27 April 2017, his detention was prolonged. The mandates involved expressed serious concerns that the acts committed against Dr. Amasha seem to constitute acts of reprisals against him for documenting cases of enforced disappearances for special procedures. At the time of the finalization of the present report, no response had been received from the Government. 7. Eritrea 35. In its final report to the Human Rights Council in June 2016, the commission of inquiry on human rights in Eritrea highlighted that the protection of witnesses and victims’ continued to be a central concern during the Commission’s mandate and that “almost all victims and witnesses who spoke with the Commission feared reprisals by Eritrean authorities, either against themselves or their family members in Eritrea” (A/HRC/32/47, para. 8). 36. In this context, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea reiterated in her statement to the General Assembly in October 2016 her commitment to address reprisals against those who had cooperated with the Commission or with her mandate and to ensure that appropriate follow-up was conducted by relevant mechanisms. In its resolution 35/35, the Human Rights Council encouraged States in which witnesses reside to protect those who have cooperated with the commission of inquiry and the Special Rapporteur from reprisals. In its statements to the Human Rights Council in June 2016 and June 2017 and in a press release about the Human Rights Council resolution in June 2016, the Government criticized the mandates and work of the above-mentioned mechanisms but did not address the allegations of reprisals. 8. Honduras 37. On 22 September 2015, the email accounts of Asociación para una Ciudanía Participativa, a non-governmental organization, were reportedly hacked. On 2 March 2017, 21