Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-092-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 12.865416

Longitude: -85.207229

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Nicaragua
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Human Rights Council: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Dates of prior UN action
17 May 2019
Type of record
Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur
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

On 17 May 2019, Nicaragua participated in the UPR and received a recommendation that all human rights defenders who engage with multilateral institutions and international and regional human rights bodies can do so without fear of persecution or violence and that any allegations or instances of reprisals are promptly investigated (A/HRC/42/16, 125.163),

Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Government response content

Government did not accept (A/HRC/42/16/Add.1).

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