several human rights defenders and civil society organizations who regularly share information and testimony with the UN

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2021-001-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2021
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 53.709807

Longitude: 27.953389

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Belarus
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Gender unclear
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Type of rights defended
  • Accountability & impunity
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

In preparation of the February 2021 report of the High Commissioner (A/HRC/46/4) mandated by Human Rights Council resolution 45/1; in the context of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) monitoring and reporting at the request of the Human Rights Council to “collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse information and evidence with a view to contributing to accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims and, where possible, to identify those responsible”

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
Pre-Feb 2021
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Pre-Feb 2021
Location of mentioned reprisals
Belarus
Reprisal information

targeted, including through raids, arbitrary arrests, and criminal charges.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
  • Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
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
Was the case raised by a State at the 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