A/HRC/48/28 OHCHR, on 15 April 2020, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy was transferred to An Phuoc prison, where detention conditions are reportedly better and his relatives were allowed to visit him for the first time since May 2020. Reportedly, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy’s physical and mental health seriously deteriorated during the first few months of 2021. 126. According to information received by OHCHR, five women who are wives of prisoners of conscience were also expected to join the 7 March 2018 meeting with an OHCHR delegation at the UN Representative’s Office in Hanoi. However, on the day of the meeting, State security agents closely guarded Ms. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, and reportedly forbade her from leaving her house. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, wife of Mr. Pham van Troi, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, wife of Mr. Truong Minh Duc, were reportedly stopped by security agents when trying to get to the meeting venue and escorted back to the place where they were staying. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lanh, Mr. Nguyen Trung Ton’s wife, and Ms. Bui Thi Kim Phuong, the wife of Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen (see Annex II), arrived at the UN office, but detected a large presence of plainclothes state agents surrounding the building. Ms. Bui Thi Kim Phuong was questioned by the police at the gate. Both were eventually able to enter UN premises and escorted on their way out for safety reasons. The incidents were addressed with the authorities at the time but not publicly reported for fear of further retribution. 127. On 3 May 2020, special procedures mandate holders addressed concerns regarding the cyber-attack targeting the NGO Vietnamese Overseas Initiative for Conscience Empowerment (VOICE) following increased cooperation with the UN during the reporting period. VOICE works outside the country advocating for human rights, promoting civic space, and helping Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers resettle in third countries (VNM 2/2021). The mandate holders noted alleged credible evidence that VOICE may have been targeted with a cyber-attack due to cooperation with the UN, including working closely and visibly with OHCHR and submitting information and reports to the treaty bodies, special procedures, and the UPR (VNM 2/2021). On 29 April 2020, VOICE received an email containing spyware that, once downloaded, would have allowed full access to the systems of the compromised devices. VOICE also received an alert that some passwords for email accounts associated with the organization could have been stolen. This was one of a number of reportedly organized and sophisticated cyber-attacks targeting Vietnamese human rights defenders allegedly conducted by Ocean Lotus (also known as APT32), a hacking company with a link reportedly to the Vietnamese Government and known for targeting dissidents, foreign governments and companies (VNM 2/2021). 128. On 12 August 2021, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report, stating that the allegations that several individuals were prevented from meeting with the UN representatives were unfounded and untrue, and Vietnamese law enforcement did not prevent or harass those who intended to participate in the meeting. The competent authorities did not receive any reports or complaints related to the mentioned incident. 129. Concerning the cases of Mr. Pham Chi Dung and Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy, the Government stated that they were prosecuted due to their activities which violated Vietnamese law, not for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms. It stated that the legal proceedings were carried out on sound legal grounds and with full respect for Vietnamese law that is consistent with international conventions to which Viet Nam is a party. Mr. Thuy is currently serving his sentence in An Phuoc, Binh Duong province, in normal health conditions and has access to healthcare, medical examination, food, and clothes. Regarding allegations that the Government of Viet Nam has a link with the organization named “Ocean Lotus”, the Government contends that they are incorrect and groundless. 32. Yemen 130. In September 2020, the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen (GEE) expressed regret that, for a second year, it was not able to access Yemen (A/HRC/45/6 paras. 7–8). The GEE also expressed continued “concern over the climate of fear in Yemen, which deters victims, witnesses and organizations from engaging with their 46