Dr. Maria Auxiliadora Castillo

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-112-004
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 6.42375

Longitude: -66.58973

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Venezuela
From Region
Dates of prior UN action
Unclear
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
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

On 17 March 2019, OHCHR visited the Dr. Pasto Oropeza Ribera Hospital accompanied by Dr. Maria Auxiliadora Castillo and Dr. Amarante Anza Maldonado.

Dates of engagement
17 March 2019
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
21 March 2019
Reprisal information

On 21 March 2019, both doctors received a notification that, as of 1 April 2019, they were to be beneficiaries of (early) retirement, which neither of them had requested.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Profession-related 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?
No
Which State raised the case at the UN and when?

BENELUX; June 2020 HRC 43 resumed; Item 5? ("Medical personnel, human rights defenders and members of students’ movements in Venezuela who cooperated with OHCHR during its first visit to the country in March 2019.")

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