A/HRC/45/36 India 74. Ongoing intimidation and reprisals have reportedly deterred some civil society representatives from cooperating with the United Nations for fear of further retribution. In December 2019, the Assistant Secretary-General addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 75. In January 2020, the International Dalit Solidarity Network reportedly received additional questions from the Government during the session of the Committee on NonGovernmental Organizations, and its application for consultative status was again deferred.53 76. Annex II contains information about continued reprisals against Mr. Nobokishore Urikhimbam, and Mr. Khurram Parvez and the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society. On 31 July 2020, the Government responded. Israel 77. Multiple United Nations actors, including the High Commissioner (see A/HRC/43/70), identified alleged intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders for cooperation with the United Nations. In December 2019, the Assistant SecretaryGeneral addressed patterns of intimidation and reprisals in writing to the Government. 78. In February 2020, the Government posted a statement on an official website, accusing human rights organizations that had supported the report of the High Commissioner on business activities related to settlements (A/HRC/43/71), prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/36, of having ties to terrorism. The statement listed the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Norwegian People’s Aid. 79. In April 2020, special procedure mandate holders addressed alleged reprisals in the form of a travel ban on Mr. Laith Abu Zeyad, of Amnesty International (ISR 1/2020). 54 After an invitation to speak at a meeting of the Security Council in February 2020 (see S/PV.8730), Defence for Children International – Palestine and its representative, Mr. Brad Parker, were publicly accused by government officials of association with terrorism. 80. Annex II contains new developments in the situations of Mr. Omar Shakir and civil society organizations that engaged with human rights mechanisms. Kazakhstan 81. In January 2020, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism reported fear among inmates for speaking with her during her visit in May 2019 (A/HRC/43/46/Add.1, paras. 29–31 and 42). Kuwait 82. In September 2019, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers addressed alleged threats and vilification against international lawyers Omnia Strategy, Crowell & Moring, Doughty Street Chambers and 4 New Square for their engagement with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (KWT 4/2019). 55 On 23 July 2020, the Government responded. Lao People’s Democratic Republic 83. In September 2019, special procedure mandate holders addressed the alleged enforced disappearance of Mr. Od Sayavong, a Lao refugee living in Bangkok and former member of a human rights and pro-democracy group, for his engagement with the Special 53 54 55 12 See www.un.org/press/en/2020/ngo905.doc.htm. See also https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=35341. See also https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34926.