Abdulbasit Ghazi
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-129-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 15.552727
Longitude: 48.516388
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Yemen
- From Region
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
lawyer
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Unclear in SG Report
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
defending detainees and journalists in Houthi-controlled prisons in Sana’a, as well as from sharing information with the United Nations and other international organizations.
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 23 May 2022
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Sana'a, Yemen
- Reprisal information
- In addition, OHCHR documented an incident of intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations. On 23 May 2022, late at night and for unknown reasons uniformed and plain-clothed security personnel reportedly surrounded the office in Sana’a of Mr. Abdulbasit Ghazi, a lawyer. The Yemeni Bar Association condemned the incident in a statement the following day. The incident was allegedly aimed at intimidating Mr. Ghazi and discouraging him from defending detainees and journalists in Houthi-controlled prisons in Sana’a, as well as from sharing information with the United Nations and other international organizations.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Surveillance
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Unclear
- 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
- 19 July 2023
- Government response content
- On 19 July 2023, the Government of Yemen responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report noting that most of the allegations on cases of intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations had taken place in areas controlled by the “Houthi coup militias”. The Government condemned those actions.
- 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
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