engagement with various UN human rights bodies and mechanisms on alleged violations committed by the State of Qatar against his clients (QAT 1/2023).71 submitted complaints to the UN Human Rights Council, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) and other UN human rights mechanisms regarding the detention of a member of the Qatari royal family and alleged abuses against his wife and children by the State of Qatar. The allegations were addressed by several special procedures mandate holders (QAT 2/2020) and the Government responded72 (QAT 1/2023). 98. During the above period, the NGO Just Access also made joint public submissions to different UN human rights mechanisms, such as the treaty bodies, and Mr. Somos participated in NGO side-events at the margins of the Human Rights Council. Mr. Somos reported the hacking attempts of his e-mail accounts and those of his clients to Google and to the German police, and the case is under examination by the German prosecution office. Mandate holders expressed concern at the intimidation and cyberattacks against Mr. Somos which, in their view, may constitute acts of intimidation or reprisal and appear to be directly linked to his work as a human rights defender, including his cooperation with the UN and its mechanisms in the field of human rights (QAT 1/2023).