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and reprisals against persons and associations for their cooperation with those bodies and
mechanisms.
46.
Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Mr. Aliaksandr
Yarashuk and the NGO Human Rights Centre Viasna.
47.
The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present
report.
Cameroon
48.
Annex II contains information on developments in the situation of Ms. Maximilienne
Ngo Mbe and Ms. Alice Nkom, as well as the civil society organization Organic Farming for
Gorillas Cameroon, Mr. Jan Joris Cappelle and Mr. Elvis Brown Luma Mukuna.
China
49.
Two staff members of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, Ms. Anna Kwok and
Ms. Carmen Lau, were allegedly subjected to reprisals for their past and ongoing cooperation
with the United Nations, including in the context of the fourth cycle of the universal periodic
review of China by the Human Rights Council.33 Arrest warrants were issued for both and
their passports were revoked.
50.
Mr. Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur linguist and activist, was allegedly intimidated during
his participation in the Second International Conference on Language Technologies for All,
co-organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
the European Language Resources Association and its Special Interest Group on Underresourced Languages.
51.
Annex II contains information on developments in the situations of two members of
the international legal team supporting Mr. Jimmi Lai and his son Mr. Sebastian Lai, as well
as Ms. Hang Tung Chow, Ms. Li Qiaochu, Ms. Xu Yan, Mr. Yu Wensheng, Ms. Chen
Jianfang, Ms. Wang Yu, Ms. Li Wenzu, Mr. Wang Quanzhang, Ms. Wang Qiaoling, Mr. Li
Heping and Mr. Jiang Tianyong.
52.
The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present
report.
Cuba
53.
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reported allegations of reprisals and
intimidation against Mr. Roberto Pérez Fonseca after the Government was notified of the
Working Group’s opinion of 31 August 2023 in which it had found his detention arbitrary.34
The Government has not released Mr. Pérez Fonseca, and his situation in detention has
reportedly worsened.35
54.
The Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection with the present
report.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
55.
The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo documented seven incidents of reprisals for
cooperation with the Mission. These included physical assault and violence, death threats and
attempted abduction. Names and details have been withheld due to fear of further reprisals.
Egypt
56.
Mr. Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal
Rights, was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences, possibly in connection with
33
See https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/cn-stakeholders-info-s45.
See A/HRC/WGAD/2023/51.
35 A/HRC/57/44, para. 30.
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