S. Ganeshnantham

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-073-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
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
23 March 2017
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 Pupil Salvation Forum

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

participation in the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva; addressed the Human Rights Council and referred to the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
7 and 9 March 2017
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
11 March 2017
Location of mentioned reprisals
Kalmunai
Reprisal information

On 11 March 2017, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department attached to the Kalmunai Police station, in Sri Lanka, arrived at Mr. Ganeshnantham’s house in Kalmunai, and threatened his relatives.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
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?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0