Mohammad al-Fazari
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2015-035-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2015
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 21.4735329
Longitude: 55.975413
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Oman
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 27 March 2015
- 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 human rights activist and blogger
- 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
for having met with him during his country visit (SR on FoAA)
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Dates of engagement
- between 8 to 13 September 2014
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 22 December 2014
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Muscat
- Reprisal information
On 22 December 2014, Mr. Al-Fazari was reportedly prevented from boarding a flight at Muscat International Airport and subjected to a de facto travel ban when his travel documents, including his passport, were confiscated. He was reportedly summoned to appear before the Special Division of the Omani Police in Muscat, where he was interrogated for eight hours without any information on the reason for his interrogation or de facto travel ban. His passport was not returned to him (ibid.).
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- 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
- Further case development
In his oral presentation to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-ninth session, the Special Rapporteur reiterated his dismay at all alleged cases of reprisals10 and, in his report insisted that the Government clarify and determine whether reprisals occurred and keep him informed of the status of investigations, prosecution and protection plans put in place (A/HRC/29/25/Add.3, paras. 579-581).
- 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