civil society organizations and human rights defenders working in the field of protection against enforced disappearance, as well as family members of disappeared persons
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-061-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 33.223191
Longitude: 43.679291
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Iraq
- Dates of prior UN action
- 19 April 2023
- 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
civil society organizations and human rights defenders working in the field of protection against enforced disappearance, as well as family members of disappeared persons, families, relatives and representatives of the disappeared, as well as victims, human rights defenders, lawyers, civil society organizations and other individuals actively participating in the search and investigation process.
- 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
- Throughout the reporting period, civil society organizations and human rights defenders working in the field of protection against enforced disappearance, as well as family members of disappeared persons, generally stated that they faced threats, intimidation, harassment and extortion for reporting and following up on the cases of enforced disappearances. This includes cases that were reported to the UN as well as national authorities.
- In its visit report and public statements, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances expressed great concern about numerous allegations of reprisals against families, relatives and representatives of the disappeared, as well as victims, human rights defenders, lawyers, civil society organizations and other individuals actively participating in the search and investigation process. In this regard, the Committee recalled that no one who participated in the conversations or contributed information to the Committee should be subject to reprisals and that States parties have a primary responsibility to prevent such acts from being committed against individuals and groups who seek to cooperate, cooperate or have cooperated with the Committee (CED/C/IRQ/VR/1 (Recommendations), paras. 89, 96–97, 100).45
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Treaty Bodies: CED
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Submission of information to UN
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Iraq
- Reprisal information
- Throughout the reporting period, civil society organizations and human rights defenders working in the field of protection against enforced disappearance, as well as family members of disappeared persons, generally stated that they faced threats, intimidation, harassment and extortion for reporting and following up on the cases of enforced disappearances. This includes cases that were reported to the UN as well as national authorities.
- In its visit report and public statements, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances expressed great concern about numerous allegations of reprisals against families, relatives and representatives of the disappeared, as well as victims, human rights defenders, lawyers, civil society organizations and other individuals actively participating in the search and investigation process. In this regard, the Committee recalled that no one who participated in the conversations or contributed information to the Committee should be subject to reprisals and that States parties have a primary responsibility to prevent such acts from being committed against individuals and groups who seek to cooperate, cooperate or have cooperated with the Committee (CED/C/IRQ/VR/1 (Recommendations), paras. 89, 96–97, 100).45
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Unclear
- 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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