Those individuals who cooperated or who wished to cooperate with the investigation

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-016-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of prior UN action
14 June 2017
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
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, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Cooperation with experts conducting the independent investigation on Burundi

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

Threat of reprisals for those individuals who cooperated or who wished to cooperate with the investigation, noting that the investigation faced several challenges, including the fact that two of its four planned visits could not be carried out. Some victims and witnesses feared reprisals.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of 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
Further case development

In their recommendations, the experts stressed that the Government should immediately cease its reprisals and threats against individuals who cooperated with the experts and other human rights mechanisms and organizations.

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