A/HRC/39/41 has been registered against an individual by a police authority in order to verify wh et her a travelling person is wanted by the police. They are used by the police authorities to preven t and monitor the entry or exit of persons who may be required by law enforcement agencies, and there is concern that this measure was taken against Mr. Murukutla as a reprisal for h is cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms in Geneva. It was rep o rt ed in May 2018 Mr. Murukutla was not subject to restrictions during his most recent travels, b u t he had not been informed about the status of the Look Out Circular nor its implications fo r his future travel. 67. On 7 June 2018 the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rig h t s ad dressed t h e allegations of intimidation and reprisals to the Government of India. On 2 July 2018 the Government responded that the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act of 2010 prohibits acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution for activities detrimental to national interest. It noted that the revocation of the license for the Centre for Pro mo t io n o f So cial Concern before the Delhi High Court, is adjourned until 31 August 2018, and that the Centre for Social Development “needs to conform to the legal framework and the requirements under FCRA.” The Government noted that Mr. Khurram Parvez’s detention is well grounded according to the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Pu b lic Safet y A ct (1978) based on his activities prejudicial to public order. At the time of writing, the Government had not responded to the communications by special procedures of 9 November 2017 (OTH 2/2017), 20 June 2017 (IND 4/2017), or 31 May 2018 (IND 14/2018). 14. Israel 68. In May 2018, the Minister of the Interior in Israel did not renew the work p ermit o f the Director of Human Rights Watch, Mr. Omar Shakir, and ordered his d epo rtatio n. M r Shakir remains in the country, as the order is under review by a district court. According t o information received, the revocation was based on a dossier compiled by t h e M inis try o f Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy alleging that Mr. Shakir supports a boycott of Israel. Among the allegations cited are statements by Mr. Shakir supporting the creatio n o f a database of businesses that operate in Israeli settlements, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/36. The Government highlighted this allegation in its 77-page response to a lawsuit filed by Mr. Shakir and Human Rights Watch challenging the deportation decision. An amicus brief filed by the group NGO Monitor and accepted by the court also points to social media posts highlighting Human Rights Watch’s support fo r t h e database and their more general advocacy at the United Nations Human Rig h t s Co u ncil. The allegations were discussed at a first court hearing in June 2018. 15. Kyrgyzstan 69. On 25 June 2018 the Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) addressed the Government regarding the designation as extremist material of a submission by civil society organizations Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial and Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan. The decision came from the Oktyabrsky District Court in Bishkek following their submission of an alternative report to the Committee ahead of its review of Kyrgyzstan in April 2015. The report addressed the obligations of the Government to protect the rights of Kyrgyz mig ran t workers. 70. In May 2018 during a visit to Kyrgystan the Assistant-Secretary General rais ed t h e allegations with the Government. 16. Maldives 71. On 20 April 2018, four special procedures mandate holders raised co ncerns ab ou t the launching of investigations against Ms. Shahindha Ismail, of the Maldivian Democracy Network, for the legitimate exercise of her freedom of expression on Twitter and for having participated in a side event at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council in Ju n e 2017 (MDV 3/2018). On 2 April 2018, the police summoned Ms. Ismail to question her for criticising Islam “with the intention to cause disregard for Islam” under Sectio n 617 (a) 1 and 2 of the Penal Code, which prescribes up to four months and 24 days of impriso n ment for first time offenders. She was also accused by the police of attemptin g t o “d isrup t t h e religious unity and create religious discord in the Maldives” through Twit t er. M s. Is mail has categorically denied the accusation. Ms. Ismail has been, and continues to be, subject to GE.18-13325 31