Omar al-Shaar

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2015-038-002
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2015
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
21 November 2014
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

a media activist and blogger

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

Both men participated in a workshop organized by the OHCHR Regional Office for the Middle East in Beirut from 28 to 30 October 2014

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
Dates of engagement
28 to 30 October 2014
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
31 October 2014
Location of mentioned reprisals
Lebanese-Syrian border; Mazzeh
Reprisal information

While returning to the Syrian Arab Republic on 31 October, Mr. Nawfal and Mr. Al-Shaar were reportedly arrested by Syrian security forces at the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing and detained in an office at the Syrian immigration post for approximately eight hours. They were then reportedly driven to the office of the Syrian State security intelligence agency in the area of Mazzeh, Rif Dimashq, after which their fate and whereabouts were reported as unknown (ibid).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Disappearance/Kidnapping
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