A victim of human rights violations

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2021-098-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2021
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 6.87699189999999

Longitude: 31.3069788

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
South Sudan
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
Individual's/organization's activity

a victim of human rights violations who had reported their arbitrary arrest, detention and ill-treatment to UNMISS.

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

reported their arbitrary arrest, detention and ill-treatment to UNMISS.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Location of mentioned reprisals
South Sudan
Reprisal information

A third reported case involved a victim of human rights violations who had reported their arbitrary arrest, detention and ill-treatment to UNMISS. Following this sharing of information, the NSS allegedly intimidated the individual, warning the individual not to cooperate further with the Mission. During UNMISS’s follow-up of the case, an NSS officer reportedly warned staff of the Human Rights Division that the victim would unlikely be able to receive UNMISS assistance ‘next time.’

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?
Yes
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?
Yes
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0