Rula al-Saffar

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2018-002-005
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2018
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.0667

Longitude: 50.5577

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Bahrain
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Assistant Secretary-General
Dates of prior UN action
25 July 2017 or 29 May 2018
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
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

Seeking to cooperate with the UN

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Dates of engagement
unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
unclear
Reprisal information

Travel ban

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Travel restriction
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