Jude Besil Sosai Anthirai

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-032-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 7.87305399999999

Longitude: 80.7717969999999

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Sri Lanka
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
10 February 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

Member of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement

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

connection with the visit of the High Commissioner.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
07 March 2013
Reprisal information

prevented from travelling to Colombo to the United Nations compound, where he wished to submit a petition

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access to UN premises denied
  • Travel restriction
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
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