General situation addressed

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2018-083-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2018
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 21.916221

Longitude: 95.955974

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Myanmar (Burma)
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of prior UN action
18 March 2018
Type of record
General situation addressed
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

cooperating or speaking with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including the Special Rapporteur, the independent international fact-finding mission or the United Nations.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: country
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
Yes
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