Glenda Ayala
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-046-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 15.199999
Longitude: -86.241905
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Honduras
- From Region
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Female
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
human rights lawyer and civil society member of the National Preventive Mechanism against torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
participated in the examination of Honduras during the 14th session of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances. She presented a report including allegations of torture and ill-treatment during the detentions in the context of the 2017 presidential elections.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Treaty Bodies: CED
- Dates of engagement
- 22 May to 1 June 2018
- Type of attempted engagement
- Participation in meeting on UN premises
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- Since participation in CED session May/June 2018
- Reprisal information
Since her participation in the session, Ms. Ayala, who is up for re-election in September 2019, has reportedly been the subject of demeaning comments from public officials, including members of Congress, undermining her position and work at the CONAPREV. Moreover, it is reported that CONAPREV has been affected by budgetary restrictions without explanation.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Administrative reprisal
- Defamation / Defamation campaign
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Further case development
Fearing for her physical integrity, Ms. Ayala has reported to the National Protection Mechanism, the National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH) and the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture. At the request of CONADEH, the National Police are providing security measures for Ms. Ayala.
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0