A victim
Cases- Case status
- Unknown
- Location of case in SG report
- 2021-096-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2021
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 6.87699189999999
Longitude: 31.3069788
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- South Sudan
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Gender unclear
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
briefing a visiting Security Council delegation in March 2020.
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Unclear in SG Report
- Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
briefing a visiting Security Council delegation in March 2020.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Security Council
- Dates of engagement
- March 2020
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- March 2020 - November 2020
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- South Sudan
- Reprisal information
In one case not reported to the UN until the current reporting period, the victim reportedly faced arbitrary arrest and detention by NSS after briefing a visiting Security Council delegation in March 2020. The NSS reportedly accused the individual of being paid to raise the issue of sexual violence and accountability during a meeting with members of the Security Council. The individual was interrogated and released the following day. After release, the victim faced ongoing harassment until November 2020, including at their residence, and the confiscation of their identity documents, making them unable to travel and access their bank account. The victim has discontinued any direct contact with UN staff in public, as well as resigned from the civil society organization they represented, and ceased UN cooperation when NSS intimidated their co-workers.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
- Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
- Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
- 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?
- Yes
- 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