relatives of the disappeared

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2021-105-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2021
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 34.8020749999999

Longitude: 38.996815

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Syria
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
September 2020
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Individual's/organization's activity

inquiries about the fate and the whereabouts of their disappeared family members

Type of rights defended
  • Accountability & impunity
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

legitimate inquiries about the fate and the whereabouts of their disappeared family members

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Type of attempted engagement
  • UN raised case of person/organization
Reprisal information

In its report pursuant to its 122nd Session, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances noted that it continued to receive alarming reports concerning intimidation of and reprisals against relatives of the disappeared because of their legitimate inquiries about the fate and the whereabouts of their disappeared family members (A/HRC/WGEID/122/1, para. 144).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
  • Unclear
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?
Yes
Was the case raised by a State at the 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