General situation

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2023-069-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2023
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 17.570692

Longitude: -3.996166

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Mali
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Country
  • Secretary-General
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of prior UN action
15 August 2022, 16 January 2023, 23 January 2023, 6 February 2023, 20 February 2023, 31 March 2023
Type of record
General situation addressed
Gender
Gender unclear
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

General situation

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

General situation

Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Mali
Reprisal information
  1. During the reporting period, the Secretary-General,51 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights52 and the United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali,53 expressed serious concerns about the continued shrinking of civic space, and fear of reprisals for speaking out and also addressed incidents of reprisals against civil society actors for their cooperation with the United Nations.
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
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?
Yes