Nabeel Rajab (2011)

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2011-015-005
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2011
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.0667

Longitude: 50.5577

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Bahrain
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
22 March 2011
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

President of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.

Type of rights defended
  • 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

According to the information received, Mr. Rajab has also been involved in reporting to the United Nations. He also participated in the universal periodic review, the sessions of the Human Rights Council, the Committee against Torture and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CERD
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
17 March 2011
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
21 May 2011
Reprisal information

he was attacked on 21 May 2011 at his home by members of the security forces and subjected to a travel ban (see exceptionally follow-up section of report)

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Physical attack - General
  • Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
  • Travel restriction
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
26 May 2011
Government response content

The Government stated that no legal action had been taken against Mr. Nabeel Rajab and that he had not been arrested as alleged in the communication.

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?
1
In which SG report was this case followed up on? 0
2012
Follow up information provided in SG report 0
  1. Mr. Rajab was allegedly attacked on 21 May 2011 at his home by members of the security forces and subjected to a travel ban. Another attack against Mr. Rajab by police allegedly took place in the context of a demonstration in Manama on 6 January 2012. Several special procedures sent urgent appeals in relation to his case on 16 June 2011 and 9 September 2011 (A/HRC/19/44, pp. 17 and 75), as well as on 20 January 2012.
Followup Trends 0
Deterioration/further reprisals
Did the government respond? 0
No
Was this case followed up by a UN body? 0
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic