some civil society representatives who met with the High Commissioner
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-012-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 23.684994
Longitude: 90.356331
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Bangladesh
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
- Dates of prior UN action
- August 2022
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Gender unclear
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- 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
Meeting with the HCHR
- Engagement with UN body
- UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
- Dates of engagement
- August 2022
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- August 2022
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Bangladesh
- Reprisal information
- In August 2022, in the context of the visit to Bangladesh by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR documented acts of surveillance and intimidation of some civil society representatives who met with the High Commissioner. The High Commissioner and her Office addressed the incidents with the authorities. Names and details of those concerned are withheld due to fear of further reprisals.
- During the press conference upon the conclusion of her visit, the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that “United Nations human rights reports have documented a narrowing civic space, increased surveillance, intimidation and reprisals often leading to self- censorship. Laws and policies over-regulating NGOs and broadly restricting the freedom of expression make it difficult – and sometimes risky – for them to function effectively”.11
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Surveillance
- 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
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