Individual incarcerated at Lusignan Prison

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2018-043-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2018
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 4.860416

Longitude: -58.93018

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Guyana
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
18 October 2017
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

incarcerated individual

Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

The Working Group had interviewed the individual

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Dates of engagement
4 October 2017
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Lusignan Prison
Reprisal information

The WG heard allegations that he was verbally threatened by prison authorities and guards for having cooperated with them during their official visit to Guyana from 2 to 6 October 2017.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • 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
Further case development

The Working Group expressed serious concern at the safety and well-being of the individual and requested the Government, as a matter of urgency, to investigate the allegations and ensure that no detainees would be subjected to harm, threats, harassment or punishment for being in contact with the Working Group. At the time of writing the Government had not responded to the Working Group’s urgent appeal.

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