People who cooperate with Myanmar mandate
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2020-125-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2020
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 15.870032
Longitude: 100.992541
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Thailand
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Country
- Dates of prior UN action
- 18 July 2019
- Type of record
- General situation addressed
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Type of rights defended
- Migrants’/refugees’/IDP’s rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
On 18 July 2019, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar completed her mission to Myanmar’s neighbouring countries, noting “While I was in Thailand, I had to abort part of my visit due to interference. This is very serious and not to be taken lightly.” 96
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: country
- Dates of engagement
- July 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- July 2019
- Reprisal information
noted that any harassment, reprisals and intimidation against people who cooperate with her mandate and other UN mechanisms is unacceptable. She stated that “It is of great concern to me that Myanmar appears to be increasing pressure and engaging the Governments of neighbouring countries in its efforts to violate rights and avoid scrutiny. This includes obstructing me in carrying out my mandate.” 97
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Unclear
- 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
- Government response dates
- 23 July 2020
- Government response content
Concerning the allegations by the Special Rapporteur on the situation in Myanmar about pressure on neighbouring countries, the Government indicated that representatives from the relevant Thai agencies had met and discussed with the Special Rapporteur, both in Bangkok and Geneva, and tried to address her concerns, even with limited specific information about the incident. The National Intelligence Agency and the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) also looked into the matter extensively in August 2019 but found no solid evidence. Without more specific details from the Special Rapporteur, the allegations could not be investigated further.
- 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