A/HRC/54/61 45. On 18 July 2023, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report. The Government stated that in 2017, Mr. Wilmer Orland Anteliz Gonzalez, did not provide consent to become a beneficiary of the State Protection Program he was offered and confirmed two investigations in the Sectional Prosecutor’s Office in North of Santander for the crime of threats against Mr. Anteliz. The National Police also confirmed that on 19 January Mr. Anteliz was dismissed by the National Government through an administrative procedure instructed by the Ministry of Defence in accordance with article 1 of Law 857 of 2003, and that the dismissal was revoked by the Superior Court of the Judicial District of Cúcuta, in response to the motion filed by Mr. Anteliz against his dismissal. The Government noted further that the Constitutional Court has assessed the consistency between the discretionary power of withdrawal and the Colombian Constitution, reaching the conclusion that it does not violate the right to due process. Additionally, the National Police noted that Mr. Anteliz has not presented his case before the Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction or before the courts of first and second instance, which is in the view of the National Police the appropriate instance to seek a declaration of nullity of the resolution that removed him from active service in the National Police. 9. Cuba 46. The case of Mr. Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna, a member of the Comité Ciudadanos por la Integración Racial (CIR), has been included since 2019 in the reports of the SecretaryGeneral61 on allegations of intimidation and travel restrictions that prevented his engagement with the Universal Periodic Review of Cuba and Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination62 in 2018. The Committee addressed the allegations in August 2018 and the Government responded. The case of Ms. Marthadela Tamayo González, a member of CIR working on women’s rights, was included in the 2018, 2021 and 2022 reports of the Secretary-General63 on allegations of intimidation and travel restrictions in connection to her engagement with the Universal Periodic Review of Cuba in 2018. Special procedures mandate holders have addressed the situation of Mr. Madrazo Luna and Ms. Tamayo Gonzalez in two communications64 to which the Government has responded.65 47. According to information received by OHCHR, Mr. Madrazo Luna and Ms. Tamayo González were informed by the authorities that they continue to be under a temporary exit ban (regulados) during the reporting period and could not travel abroad. This reportedly hindered their engagement with the United Nations, including for the ongoing preparations of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Cuba, scheduled to take place in November 2023. Both human rights defenders reportedly continue to be under constant surveillance at their home by police agents and have suffered repeated and targeted interruptions of their mobile data and landline phone services, sometimes for periods of weeks. This has prevented them from seeking, receiving, and imparting information, and obstructed their engagement with the United Nations. 10. Djibouti 48. The case of Mr. Kadar Abdi Ibrahim, of the Mouvement pour la démocratie et la liberté (MoDEL), has been included since 2018 in the reports of the Secretary-General66 on allegations of passport confiscation by the authorities related to his engagement with the 61 62 63 64 65 66 GE.23-15378 A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 25; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 36–37; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 39; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 33–34 and 37; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II paras. 57–58. INT_CERD_RLE_CUB_8965_S. A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 25 and A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 33–34 and 37; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II paras. 57–58. CUB 1/2021 and CUB 4/2021. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=36028; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=37031. A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 3; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 40–41; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, paras. 42–43; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 38–39; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II Paras. 59–60. 53