One human rights defender in Bandiagara

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-073-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 17.570692

Longitude: -3.996166

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Mali
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Dates of prior UN action
October 2019; December 2019; April 2020; 10 July 2019
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Type of rights defended
  • Accountability & impunity
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

was threatened by armed men from the Dogon community for collaborating with MINUSMA and posting information online to corroborate reports of serious human rights abuses committed by the assailants. MINUSMA referred the case to the local security authorities and continues to monitor the situation.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
18 September 2019
Location of mentioned reprisals
Bandiagara
Reprisal information

was threatened by armed men from the Dogon community for collaborating with MINUSMA and posting information online to corroborate reports of serious human rights abuses committed by the assailants. MINUSMA referred the case to the local security authorities and continues to monitor the situation.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Non-state actor(s)
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
Yes
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