family members of the disappeared

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-119-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
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 (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of prior UN action
22 August 2024
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

family members of the disappeared engaging with the United Nations or international actors, including members of the diplomatic community

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

engaging with the United Nations or international actors, including members of the diplomatic community

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Sri Lanka
Reprisal information

intimidation, surveillance, and reprisals against family members of the disappeared engaging with the United Nations or international actors, including members of the diplomatic community (A/HRC/57/19 para 22). The report noted that the female victims had reportedly received late-night calls from individuals claiming to be from the Criminal Investigations Department or the Terrorism Investigation Division, who had questioned them about their participation in protests and visits to Colombo or Geneva, including funding for the visits and whom they had met (A/HRC/57/19 para 22).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Surveillance
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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
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