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Follow-up activities undertaken by mandate holders (non-exhaustive list) (2019)
visit in 2015. On 18 June 2019, following the response provided by the
Government of Australia to the letter dated 2 April 2019, the Special
Rapporteur, jointly with a number of other mandate holders issued a public
statement as a follow-up.
Special Rapporteur in the field of
cultural rights
On 7 March 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Egypt (EGY 3/2019), concerning the continued detention
and health deterioration of poet Galal el Behairy. Government has not
responded yet.
On 15 and 27 March 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to the United Kingdom (GBR 1/2019) and to private
companies (OTH 13/2019) concerned regarding the alleged planned redevelopment of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market, in the London Borough of
Haringey, and the renewed and continuous allegations of mistreatment and
intimidation against traders and residents by private companies involved. The
Special Rapporteur has been following this case since 2017. Government
responded on 14 May 2019, while the private companies replied on 10 th April
and 8th May 2019.
On 10 May 2019, the Special rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to China (CHN 5/2019), regarding the prolonged detention of
nine Tibetans from Ngawa (Aba), in Sichuan province, who, in December
2016, were sentenced to prison for their participation in celebrations for the
Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday in 2015. The mandate has been following the
situation in Tibet since 2012. Government responded on 11 June 2019 to this
communication.
On 27 May, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up communication
regarding the increasing communal violence targeting religious minorities in
Sri Lanka (LKA 3/2019), in particular Muslims, as well as the precarious
living and security conditions of displaced refugees and asylum seekers
belonging to religious minorities, as a result of intimidation and acts of
violence. The Special Rapporteur has been following this situation since
2017. Government responded on 29th May and 31st July 2019.
On 29 May 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Bangladesh (BGD 1/2019), concerning the alleged death
threats and incitement to violence by a militant Islamic group against
women human rights defender Sultana Kamal. The mandate has been
following the situation of Ms. Kamal since 2017. Government has not
responded yet.
B.
Follow-up country visits
Two mandate holders conducted a total of three follow-up visits:
Special Rapporteur on the rights of
indigenous peoples
Visit to Republic of the Congo in October 2019 in follow-up to a previous
country visit conducted in November 2010 (A/HRC/18/35/Add.5).
Working Group of experts on people Visit to Belgium in February 2019 in follow-up to a previous country visit
of African descent
conducted in June 2005 (E/CN.4/2006/19/Add.1).
Visit to Ecuador in December 2019 in follow-up to a previous visit
conducted in June 2009 (A/HRC/15/20/Add.3).
C.
Follow-up reports
Four mandates presented reports in which they followed-up on their recommendations made to States:
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