A/HRC/7/45 page 5 Indeed, it is important to note that this mandate limits reporting to cases in which individuals have faced reprisals for having cooperated with representatives of United Nations human rights bodies; this includes treaty bodies and special procedures. A substantial amount of information covering a larger number of States was collected concerning reprisals against individuals having cooperated with human rights components of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, or with the Office of the High Commissioner field presences. However as these types of reprisals are not covered in the resolutions creating this mandate, these cases will not be reflected in the present report. B. Summary of cases 6. The following paragraphs cover a variety of situations in which persons have been intimidated or suffered reprisals for having cooperated with United Nations human rights bodies, for having availed themselves of international procedures, for having provided legal assistance for this purpose, and/or as relatives of victims of human rights violations. 1. Fiji 7. Information was received that the Fiji Human Rights Commission was compiling a report on individuals who had made complaints to United Nations mechanisms following the military coup of December 2006. This information was publicly confirmed by the Ombudsman and Chairperson of the Fiji Human Rights Commission. Following the events of December 2006, several communications were sent to special procedures by the civil society in Fiji. Based on these communications and other information, several urgent appeals concerning the events of December 2006 were sent to the Government of Fiji by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 2. Indonesia 8. On 11 July 2007, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Indonesia in relation to the situation of Frederika Korain, Reverend Perinus Kogoya and Barthol Yomen, members of the Peace and Justice Commission for the Diocese of Jayapura (SKP Jayapura), Yan Christian Warinussy, Director of Institute of Research, Analysis and Development of Legal Aid (LP3BH) of Manokwari - West Irian Jaya, and Albert Rumbekwan, Head of the National Commission on Human Rights in West Papua province (“Komnas HAM”). According to the information received, on 8 June 2007, Ms. Korain, Reverend Kogoya, and Mr. Yomen flew back to Jayapura after attending a public hearing with the Special Representative in Jakarta on 7 June. After leaving the airport, their vehicle was followed and subsequently hit by a car with a police licence plate in Ifar. The driver of the police car introduced himself as a commander of intelligence in the Military Regional Command of Trikora. He apologized and said that it was an accident, before driving away. The police, who witnessed the entire incident, allowed him to leave the scene without being questioned. It was alleged that this incident was not accidental, but was perpetrated by an intelligence official who monitored the Special Representative’s visit to West Papua, with the direct purpose of intimidating the occupants of the car.

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