Eight individuals who were allegedly prevented from traveling from Bahrain to Geneva

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-009-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.0667

Longitude: 50.5577

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Bahrain
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Human Rights Council: Council Presidency
Dates of prior UN action
23 August 2016
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

allegedly prevented from traveling from Bahrain to Geneva to participate in the 32 nd session of the Council

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
Between 13 June and 8 July 2016
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

ecalled the alleged case of reprisals relating to travel bans faced by eight individuals who were allegedly prevented from traveling from Bahrain to Geneva to participate in the 32 nd session of the Council

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Travel restriction
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
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