Mohib Ullah
Cases- Case status
- Unknown
- Location of case in SG report
- 2022-007-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2022
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 23.684994
Longitude: 90.356331
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Bangladesh
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Country
- Other
- UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
- Dates of prior UN action
- 18 November 2021
- 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
a Rohingya human rights defender and refugee
- Reported trigger of reprisal
Mr. Ullah was gunned down by unidentified individuals following his increased international advocacy on the human rights situation of the Rohingya, including with United Nations entities and at the Human Rights Council.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 29 September 2021
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Bangladesh
- Reprisal information
Several United Nations actors, including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar condemned the killing on 29 September 2021 of Mr. Mohib Ullah, a Rohingya human rights defender and refugee in Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar. Mr. Ullah was gunned down by unidentified individuals following his increased international advocacy on the human rights situation of the Rohingya, including with United Nations entities and at the Human Rights Council. On 18 November 2021, a group of mandate holders addressed the killing Mr. Ullah and the subsequent death of at least six other Rohingya refugees (BGD 5/2021). Following his death, activists linked to Mr. Ullah and his relatives raised protection concerns and reported that a climate of fear had mounted in the camps (BGD 5/2021).
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
- Physical attack: Killing
- 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?
- No
- Government response dates
- 3 January 2022, 22 July 2022
- Government response content
On 3 January 2022, the Government responded to mandate holders stating that law enforcement agencies had not been aware of any threats to Mr. Ullah. Immediately after his killing, a murder case was filed and a prompt, independent, and impartial investigation conducted and law enforcement arrested twelve 12 suspects. The Government informed that the security of all the family members of Mr. Mohib Ullah had been ensured. According to information received by OHCHR, the killing of Mr. Ullah had a chilling effect on human rights activists in the camps, many of whom went into hiding or fled the camps, inhibiting cooperation with the UN and leading to self-censorship. 9. On 22 July 2022 the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report underlining its strong commitment and efforts in realizing human rights and it active cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms(See annex II). It also provided information on the outcomes of the police investigation in the murder of Mr. Mohib Ullah and the police protection granted to his family.
- Was the case raised by a State at the UN?
- No
- 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?
- Yes
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0