Mr. Al Roumy
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2018-029-901
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2018
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 33.223191
Longitude: 43.679291
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Iraq
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 10 April 2018
- 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
human rights work against enforced disappearances in Iraq
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
retaliation for their legitimate human rights work against enforced disappearances in Iraq and for urging the State to join the International Criminal Court. While recognising the independent judicial character of the International Criminal Court, the Court is regarded as a related organization in the United Nations System. The men were threatened after attending a preparation meeting for a conference aimed at calling on Iraq to join the Court,
- Engagement with UN body
- International Criminal Court
- Dates of engagement
- 3 February 2018
- Type of attempted engagement
- Other
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 3 February 2018; 5 February 2018; 4 March 2018
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Baghdad
- Reprisal information
The men were threatened after attending a preparation meeting for a conference aimed at calling on Iraq to join the Court, following which three cars stopped next to them and one of the men inside made the following threat “Iyad and Faisal, either your life or the conference.” On 5 February 2018, two days after the conference, both individuals were approached by a car near the Sheikh Maruf Square in Baghdad. One of the persons in the car opened fire on them and shot five times. Mr. Al Tamimi was injured and was brought to the Medical City Hospital in Baghdad, where he received medical treatment. On 4 March 2018, both Mr. Al Roumy and Mr. Al Tamimi received threats through Facebook messages. At the time of writing no response has been received.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Unclear
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with 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?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0