29. States shall respect, in law and practice, the right of associations to carry out their activities, including those denoted above, without threats, harassment, interference, intimidation or reprisals of any kind.22 30. States shall protect associations, including their principal and most visible members, from threats, harassment, interference, intimidation or reprisals by third parties and non-state actors. association where the government took action against an association due to disapproval of its actions). See also Monim Elgak, Osman Hummeida & Amir Suliman (represented by International Federation for Human Rights & World Organisation Against Torture) v. Sudan, Comm. No. 379/09 (2014), paras. 1169. 22 On state harassment of individuals and associations due to their adoption of positions the authorities disapproved of, see Aminu v. Nigeria, Comm. No. 205/97 (2000), paras. 22-3; Huri-Laws v. Nigeria, Comm. No. 225/98 (2000), paras. 47-9; Ouko v. Kenya, Comm. No. 232/99 (2000), paras. 29-30; Monim Elgak, Osman Hummeida & Amir Suliman (represented by International Federation for Human Rights & World Organisation Against Torture) v. Sudan, Comm. No. 379/09 (2014), paras. 116-9. ‘Intimidation or reprisal’ means any form of violence, threat, retaliation, de facto or de jure adverse discrimination, pressure or any other arbitrary or detrimental action or threat related to status, or legitimate work or activity, including proposed, attempted or imputed work or activity.