Said Ali Said Jadad
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2017-060-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2017
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 21.4735329
Longitude: 55.975413
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Oman
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 27 June 2016
- 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
human rights defender, journalist and blogger
- 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
cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association during the visit made by the Special Rapporteur to Oman in September 2014, and cooperation with international organizations
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Unclear
- Dates of engagement
- September 2014; Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 21 January 2015; 8 March 2015; 18 November 2015
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Salalah
- Reprisal information
On 21 January 2015, Mr. Jadad was arrested in Salalah, reportedly in response to his critical writing. He was convicted on 8 March 2015, for “undermining the prestige of the State,” for “inciting the public to join an illegal gathering” and for “publicizing material that disturbs the public order.” He was released in April 2015, pending appeal, rearrested again on 18 November 2015, and later released.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Conviction
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Trial
- 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 dates
- 02 September 2016
- Government response content
The Government of Oman responded to the concerns raised, and informed the mandate holders that,as a result of their appeal, Mr. Jadad’s case had been re-examined,and that he had beenreleased from detention on 26 August 2016.
- 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