Protestors demanding civil society participation in UPR

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-017-004
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 35.86166

Longitude: 104.195397

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
China
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
Unclear
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

On 18 June 2013, approximately 150 activists demanding civil society participation in the review process started a sit-in outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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

On 18 June 2013, approximately 150 activists demanding civil society participation in the review process started a sit-in outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
18 June 2013
Type of attempted engagement
  • Other
Dates of mentioned reprisals
1 July 2013
Reprisal information

On 1 July 2013, the police detained many of the protestors.

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
Government response content

Government of China had replied to three communications, sent on 23 September 2013, 7 January 2014 and 24 January 2014 respectively, indicating that careful investigations into those cases had shown that the information contained in the communications was not consistent with the facts

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