Civil society representatives with ECOSOC accreditation, including members of the Burundian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-010-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
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

During the 2018 September session of the Human Rights Council

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
September 2018
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
September 2018
Location of mentioned reprisals
Geneva
Reprisal information

. During the 2018 September session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Mission of Burundi in Geneva requested the withdrawal of the badges of a number of civil society representatives with ECOSOC accreditation

Types of reprisals suffered
  • 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
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0