A/HRC/43/51/Add.3 delegitimising their work and putting them at higher risk of being targeted. In 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Ms. Victoria TauliCorpuz was also alleged by the National Security Council of the Philippines to have Communist Party affiliation. The Special Rapporteur views such allegations as retaliation for the work of human rights defenders, which seeks to undermine and delegitimise them in the eyes of the public. 465. The Special Rapporteur remains concerned for the safety of LGBTI rights defenders in the Philippines, particularly among religious communities. Mr. Rhadem Camlian Morados is an LGBTI rights defender and documentary film maker who has received verbal and physical abuse in response to his promotion of LGBTI rights among the Muslim community. The Special Rapporteur notes with concern that members of the police force downplayed the seriousness of death threats received by Mr. Camlian Morados. The Special Rapporteur reminds the Government that in its 2018 report to the Human Rights Council, the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity urged States to take measures to protect defenders and supporters of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender non-conforming persons from attacks, intimidation and other abuses, and to create safe and enabling spaces for their work. Singapore 466. PR 29/01/2019 Singapore must ensure fundamental rights for all after conviction of Jolovan Wham, say UN experts Thailand 467. JAL 30/01/2019 Case no: THA 1/2019 State reply: 23/04/2019 Allegations concerning the judicial harassment of human rights defender Ms. Sutharree Wannasiri and Mr. Nam Win, a migrant worker from Myanmar, for denouncing labour conditions of migrant workers in a Thai company, Thammakaset Co. Ltd (Thammakaset). 468. JAL 21/02/2019 Case no: THA 2/2019 State reply: 23/04/2019 Allegations concerning attacks and renewed harassment of the indigenous Karen peoples in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) by officials of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department and over the failure to ensure accountability for these violations. Allegations have also been received regarding the Thai Government’s reactivation of its nomination of the KKFC to be designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019, particularly in relation to the lack of consultation with affected indigenous peoples and the failure to seek their free, prior and informed consent. Concerns have been raised over how UNESCO heritage status, if awarded, may impact on the Karen communities’ land rights and livelihoods. 469. JAL 18/04/2019 Case no: THA 5/2019 State reply: 24/04/2019, 20/06/2019 Allegations concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and subsequent repatriation of Mr. Truong Duy Nhat from Thailand to Viet Nam, as well as the surveillance and intimidation of Mr. Bach Hong Quyen. 470. JUA 12/07/2019 Case no: THA 6/2019 State reply: 15/07/2019 Allegations concerning property destruction, as well as several physical assaults and death threats against Mr. Aekachai Hongkangwan, Mr. Anurak Jeantawanich and Mr. Sirawith Serithiwat. 471. JAL 19/08/2019 Case no: THA 7/2019 State reply: none to date 65

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