Yahia Bounouar

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-014-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 28.033886

Longitude: 1.659626

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Algeria
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
28 June 2013
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

independent journalist and President of the Algerian Observatory for Human Rights

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

documenting and submitting information on human rights violations against human rights defenders, bloggers and trade unionists to several special procedures

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
23 May 2013
Reprisal information

On 23 May 2013, following his coverage of the In Amenas hostage crisis, Mr. Bounouar, who had been under surveillance since the establishment of the Observatory in July 2012, was reportedly detained for several hours by State security officials at Constantine airport without being informed of the reason.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Surveillance
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

At the time of finalization of the report, no reply had been received from the Government

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