A/HRC/43/64/Add.1 Follow-up activities undertaken by mandate holders (non-exhaustive list) (2019) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (jointly with other mandates) Follow-up communication sent to China (CHN 9/2019, 20 May 2019) concerning the ongoing surveillance, harassment and intimidation by State security forces of Mr. Jiang Tianyong, a renowned human rights lawyer and the subject of a number of previous communications. Government reply received on 27 June 2019. Special Rapporteur on the promotion On 2 August 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up communication to Tunisia (TUN 3/2019) concerning the transitional justice of truth, justice, reparations and process in the country, particularly in relation to a bill aimed at dismantling guarantees of non-recurrence Tunisia's specialized criminal chambers and replacing them with an institution that would entail systemic impunity for gross human rights violations committed in Tunisia between 1955 and 2013, thereby reversing the country's essential progress towards the rule of law. Government has not responded yet. On 18 July 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up communication to Guatemala (GTM 6/2019) concerning the acts of intimidation, attacks and reprisals against judges working on high impact cases, which may affect access to justice, truth and reparation, in particular in cases of transitional justice, which can mean a serious setback in the fight against impunity. Government reply received on 25 September 2019 On 12 April 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up communication to Nepal (NPL 1/2019) concerning the reported lack of impartiality, independence and transparency in the procedure for the appointment of the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP); the reported lack of progress in the work undertaken by both commissions; and the possible amendment of the Act on the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071 (2014). Government reply received on 7 June 2019. On 22 February 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up communication to Colombia (COL 1/2019) concerning death threats and acts of intimidation committed against witnesses, lawyers and human rights defenders involved in a trial against a former military high ranking official accused of serious human rights violations. Government reply received on 7 April 2019 Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights On 12 September 2019, the Independent Expert sent (3) joint communications namely to, Belgium, (BEL 3/2019) Luxembourg (LUX 1/2019) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General, (OTH 44/2019) regarding a case submitted to the OECD National Contact Points of Belgium and Luxemburg concerning two banks, namely KBL European Private Bankers and the KBC Group, which allegedly have failed to comply with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in violation of the United Nations Security Council embargo on arms against the apartheid regime in South Africa. The Independent Expert having submitted a letter to both National Contact Points on 25 May 2018, the communication follows their initial assessments and their decision not to investigate the case any further, despite serious procedural flaws having been raised regarding the proceedings that potentially jeopardized the outcome of the process. While OECD replied on 18 October 2019 and Belgium replied on 11 November 2019, reply from Luxemburg is awaited. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants On 2 April 2019, a joint letter led by the Special Rapporteur was transmitted to the Government of Australia concerning the lack of appropriate medical care to migrants and refugees on the offshore facilities of Australia. In the letter, the Special Rapporteur reiterated recommendations made during the 40