A/HRC/57/60 Mr. Bolinget and three other members of the CPA challenging the legality of their designation as terrorists and the freezing of their assets. 92. The Government added that in January 2024 the Regional Trial Court had suspended the proceedings to seek guidance on an issue of jurisdiction and that it had resumed the hearing in March 2024, following the Supreme Court’s instruction to continue. It also noted that on 7 June 2024, the Regional Trial Court had issued an Order denying the petitioners’ application for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction. 15. Russian Federation 93. On 17 April 2024, special procedure mandate holders addressed allegations on the forced dissolution of the non-governmental organization “Man and Law” through a court administrative decision that cited its consultative status with the United Nations as one of the reasons for the dissolution. This organization works on human rights education, legal assistance, reporting, and advocacy, including through its engagement with the United Nations bodies and mechanisms (RUS 3/2024). 94. On 7 December 2022, “Man and Law” was granted ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations by a vote of ECOSOC (see E/2023/L.6). 38 This followed repeated deferrals of its 2018 application for accreditation by the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations39 (RUS 3/2024). 95. On 9 December 2022, the Ministry of Justice conducted an unscheduled inspection of the organization’s documentation and refused to disclose the content of the complaint which served as the grounds for this inspection. On 27 December 2022, the Ministry of Justice presented a report alleging that “Man and Law” had carried out activities inconsistent with its founding objectives, along with other violations of the l domestic legislation? concerning public associations,40 non-commercial organizations,41 and foreign agents.42 The NGO was not provided with the possibility to challenge this report (RUS 3/2024). 96. In January 2023, the Ministry of Justice used this report to file an administrative lawsuit against “Man and Law” with the Supreme Court, resulting in its forcible dissolution on 21 August 2023. In its decision, the Supreme Court invoked several reasons for the dissolution, including violations of the territorial scope of activities of the organization, and referred specifically to its ECOSOC consultative status. Special procedures mandate holders noted that the dissolution of “Man and Law” appeared to constitute an act of reprisals against the organization for its cooperation with the UN and its recently obtained ECOSOC Status. (RUS 3/2024). 97. According to information received by OHCHR, on 7 July 2023 the Prosecutor General’s office added the international non-governmental organization Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) to a list of organizations engaged in so-called “undesirable activities,” in accordance with Federal Law No. 129-FZ of 23 May 2015 on undesirable activities of foreign and international non-governmental organizations.43 Allegedly, HRHF’s inclusion in the list was due to its engagement with United Nations bodies and mechanisms. 98. HRHF does not have an office in the Russian Federation, nor does it carry out activities in the country, however, HRHF has conducted public advocacy at the United Nations in Geneva on the human rights situation in the Russian Federation. HRHF had a leading role in a civil society campaign calling for the Human Rights Council to formally address the human rights situation in Russia, including through establishment of a mandate of a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the country. This designation has reportedly jeopardized its collaboration with human rights defenders and organizations in Russia, including in connection to advocacy at and engagement with the United Nations. 38 39 40 41 42 43 GE.24-14259 https://press.un.org/en/2022/ecosoc7108.doc.htm. https://press.un.org/en/2022/ngo945.doc.htm. Federal Law on Public Associations, No. 82-FZ (1995). Federal Law on Non-Commercial Organizations, No. 7-FZ (1996). Federal Law on the Control of Activities of Persons under Foreign Influence, No. 255-FZ (2022). See A/HRC/54/54, para. 29. 31