women human rights defenders

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2024-074-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2024
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.3351

Longitude: 17.228331

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Libya
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Female
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

women’s rights and gender-related work including with the United Nations,

Type of rights defended
  • Women’s rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

women’s rights and gender-related work including with the United Nations,

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Iraq
Reprisal information

UNSMIL also documented concerns expressed by women human rights defenders of fear of reprisals for engaging or attempting to engage with the United Nations. In particular, they received threats by state and non-state actors in relation to their women’s rights and gender-related work including with the United Nations, and they did not feel safe to file official complaints on this matter with relevant authorities.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Both state and non-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