14 HRDs trying to travel abroad

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2018-019-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2018
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 21.521757

Longitude: -77.781167

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Cuba
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of prior UN action
11 May 2018
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

Attempting to travel to UN meetings

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Reprisal information

prevented a number of human rights defenders and civil society representatives from boarding flights to travel to meetings abroad on the pretext of requiring more detailed identity checks

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