Other human rights defenders
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-065-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 26.3351
Longitude: 17.228331
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Libya
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Gender unclear
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
other human rights defenders
- Type of rights defended
- Women’s rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
cooperation with UNSMIL HRS
- Engagement with UN body
- OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- February 2023, April 2023
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Libya
- Reprisal information
- In February 2023, a woman human rights defender was questioned for her cooperation with UNSMIL HRS. Other human rights defenders faced similar interrogations in February and April 2023, where they were asked about their cooperation with UNSMIL HRS. In all instances, the individuals concerned were questioned by state officials and accused of supporting spies, with the aim of destroying the Libyan National Army in the east.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
- 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
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