A/HRC/42/30 Humanitarian Assembly. They were released a few hours later after being forced to sign the pledge. It is reported that Mr. Amara faces serious risks to suffer further reprisals should he resume his activities. 16. Israel 63. The case of Mr. Hagai El-Ad, the Director-General of B’Tselem was included in the 2017 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/36/31, para. 38 and Annex I, para. 43). On 20 December 2018, seven special procedures mandate holders addressed a new incident in October 2018 where Mr. El-Ad again briefed the Security Council about the human rights situation in the OPT and faced harassment (ISR 14/2018). They noted that many in the Israeli political leadership had denounced B’Tselem, calling the organization unpatriotic, traitors and political outcasts. The mandate holders stated that “the labelling of Mr. El-Ad as “traitor” and “collaborator” may serve to stigmatize his work as harmful to national security, including by disparaging them in the eyes of the public, and creating an atmosphere of harassment that could lead to physical violence.” 64. The March 2019 report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/40/43, para. 30) also noted that a number of senior Israeli officials publicly condemned Mr. El-Ad. The High Commissioner’s report noted that the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations had accused Mr. El-Ad of defaming his Government, called him a “lousy collaborator” and said that if he had been Palestinian or Bolivian he would “likely end up dead.”140 65. The case of Mr. Omar Shakir, Director of Human Rights Watch, was included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General (see A/HRC/39/41, para. 53 and Annex I, para. 68). In April 2019, three special procedures mandate holders expressed grave concern at the revocation of the work visa for Mr. Shakir, urging “Israel to reverse the order, to allow Mr. Shakir and Human Rights Watch to continue unimpeded with human rights advocacy, and to fully respect its human rights obligations in its relationships with Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organizations.”141 It was reported to OHCHR that in June 2019 the Israeli Supreme Court issued an interim injunction (administration petition 367759-0518) suspending the deportation order for the duration of legal proceedings, and a hearing would be held 25 July 2019. 17. Kyrgyzstan 66. The situation of civil society organizations Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial and Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan was included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/39/41, para. 54 and Annex I, paras. 69–70) regarding the designation as extremist material of an alternative report they submitted to the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) in April 2015. The report addressed the obligations of the Government to protect the rights of Kyrgyz migrant workers. The CMW Chair and Focal Point for Reprisals addressed the Government for further clarification on 25 June 2018, 14 August 2018 and 10 September 2018. 142 It was reported that Kyrgyz authorities had failed to notify either organization of the decision, leaving Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial and Bir-Duino without the right to defend themselves in court or appeal the decision. 67. On 22 October 2018, the Supreme Court reportedly lifted the ‘extremist materials’ designation, at least temporarily, reinstating the right of ADC Memorial to carry out its 140 141 142 GE.19-15332 UN Security Council, 8375th meeting, the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, 18 October 2018, http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/watch/part-1-the-situation-in-the-middle-eastincluding-the-palestinian-question-security-council-8375th-meeting/5850529585001/?term=. OHCHR, “UN experts call on Israel not to overturn deportation Human Rights Watch director” (25 April 2019). Letters available publicly at UN Treaty Body Database, https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/ treatybodyexternal/TBSearch.aspx?Lang=en&CountryID=93&TreatyID=7&DocTypeID=130. 57