Mohamed Zarea

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-049-002
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.820553

Longitude: 30.802498

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Egypt
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
2 September 2019
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

of Arab Penal Reform Organization

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

following their engagement with the Human Rights Council in March 2019 he also participated in side event, but unclear how

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
1 March 2019
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
1 March 2019; 2 March 2019
Location of mentioned reprisals
Geneva; Egypt
Reprisal information

During the event, representatives from an NGO photographed and filmed Ms. Ashraf and other panellists without their permission. At the closing of the event, a representative of the same NGO took the floor and made disparaging remarks attempting to discredit Ms. Ashraf’s work. That evening, and on the following day, multiple Egyptian newspaper articles and television segments covered the NGO side event, including Ms. Ashraf’s and Mr. Zarea’s participation, accusing them of being “terrorists” and of organizing a side event to defame Egypt’s human rights record (EGY 8/2019).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Defamation / Defamation campaign
  • Surveillance
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Non-state actor(s)
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
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0