Victims and witnesses

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-035-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 15.179384

Longitude: 39.782334

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Eritrea
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Country
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of prior UN action
June 2016; October 2016
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Cooperation with the Commission of Inquiry and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: country
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

Reprisals by Eritrean authorities, either against themselves or their family members in Eritrea

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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?
Yes
Government response dates
June 2016; June 2017
Government response content

In its statements to the Human Rights Council in June 2016 and June 2017 and in a press release about the Human Rights Council resolution in June 2016, the Government criticized the mandates and work of the above-mentioned mechanisms but did not address the allegations of reprisals

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