A/HRC/43/64/Add.1 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: 41

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