A/HRC/48/28 104. The case of Mr. Anibal Toruño, of Radio Darío, was included in the 2020 report of the Secretary-General212 on allegations of threats following UN action on his case. On 12 May 2020, special procedures mandate holders addressed the alleged lack of effective investigations of the attacks against employees of Radio Darío, in a wider context of reported attacks, harassment, threats, undue pressure against and confiscation of equipment and materials from journalists and media outlets (NIC 2/2020). According to information received by OHCHR, between 4 January and 4 February 2021, Mr. Toruño’s residence in the city of León was raided by police without search warrants on at least three occasions. Police officers reportedly damaged the house’s doors and the vehicle parked in the garage, as well as seized mobile phones, computers and broadcasting equipment. In January 2021, Mr. Toruño relocated outside the country due to fear of being arbitrarily arrested. 105. The case of Mr. Marcos Carmona, of the Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos (CPDH), was included in the 2020 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General213 on allegations of threats, harassment and intimidation by police for regularly engaging with OHCHR. During the reporting period, members of the CPDH were reportedly the target of arbitrary detention, harassment, and intimidation by police officers, and police patrols have frequently been stationed outside CPDH’s offices in Managua (A/HRC/46/21, para. 17). According to information received by OHCHR, on 11 September 2020, Mr. Carmona and his son questioned the police about their presence outside the house of Mr. Carmona’s son. The police reportedly responded with threats and one officer fired his gun into the ground near Mr. Carmona’s son. The next day, Mr. Carmona went to two police stations in Managua to register a formal complaint but was refused. He eventually was able to file the complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s office, but reportedly no action has been taken. 106. The case of Mr. Jonathan López, a prominent student leader, was included in the 2020 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General214 on allegations of detention, interrogation and harassment by police following his cooperation with the UN. According to information received by OHCHR, Mr. López has continued to be the target of harassment and intimidation by police, who keep his house under constant surveillance. Between 2 January and 25 February 2021, the presence of police patrols was reported for 50 days, ranging from a few hours to more than 12 hours per day. Constant police presence and intimidation allegedly increased at the time of the release of the High Commissioner’s report on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua on 19 February 2021, the report’s presentation to the Human Rights Council on 26 February 2021, and the adoption of resolution 46/2 in the Human Rights Council. On 19 February 2021, Mr. López was reportedly threatened by police agents near his home who told him that he should have not shared information with OHCHR and urged him to “stop spreading misinformation” to international organizations or else they would detain him and his family. The constant and intense police harassment is reportedly causing Mr. López and his family serious emotional distress. 21. Philippines 107. According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines and its staff continued to receive threats and were subjected to intimidation and “red-tagging” for their engagement with the UN (see also Annex I). Alleged reprisals in the form of surveillance, public vilification and calls for resignation of the current Chairperson, Mr. Jose Luis Martin (Chito) Gascon, and other staff of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (PHL 12/2017), and the arbitrary detention of its former Chair and Senator Ms. Leila De Lima were included in the 2020, 2019 and 2018 reports of the Secretary-General215 in relation to their cooperation with the UN. On 24 February 2021, special procedures mandate holders reiterated their call for the immediate release of Ms. De Lima. While they welcomed her acquittal on one of three 212 213 214 215 A/HRC/45/36, para. 95 and Annex I para. 90. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, paras. 95-96; A/HRC/42/30, Annex I, para. 78. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 97; A/HRC/42/30, Annex I, paras. 78, 81–83. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II paras. 98-99; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II paras. 79–80; A/HRC/39/41, paras. 61–62 and Annex I, paras. 84–85. 71