General situation addressed (2017, Bahrain)

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-004-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.0667

Longitude: 50.5577

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Bahrain
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Assistant Secretary-General
  • UN Human Rights Council: Council Presidency
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Type of record
General situation addressed
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

reprisals for cooperating with the United Nations, and in particular OHCHR;

Several allegations were received by special procedures about travel bans allegedly imposed on human rights defenders for their cooperation with the Human Rights Council, in particular the defenders’ participation in the thirty-second and thirty-third sessions of the Council, the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or human rights workshops.

Engagement with UN body
  • Other
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
  • UN thematic world conference
  • Unclear
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

ongoing trend of major harassment and intimidation against human rights defenders, the imposition of travel bans on selected individuals, the arrest, detention, and ill-treatment of targeted individuals and one particular case involving sexual assault and torture as a form of reprisal

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Rape/sexual aggression
  • Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
  • Travel restriction
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