those who had provided information to the FFM and their family members
Cases- Case status
- Unknown
- Location of case in SG report
- 2021-113-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2021
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 6.42375
Longitude: -66.58973
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Venezuela
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
- Dates of prior UN action
- 23 September 2020
- Type of record
- Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur
- Individual's/organization's activity
those who had provided information to the FFM and their family members
- 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
provided information to the FFM and their family members
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
- Type of attempted engagement
- Submission of information to UN
- Reprisal information
On 23 and 24 September 2020, experts of the independent international fact-finding mission on Venezuela (FFM) presented its findings to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/45/33) highlighting the need for protection guarantees for those who had provided information to the FFM and their family members, and to ensure that there are no reprisals against them.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Unclear
- 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
- Government response dates
- 26 August 2021
- Government response content
On 26 August 2021, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report, stating that none of the cases included can be linked to intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN. The Government categorically rejected the way in which the report has approached the cases as alleged reprisals for cooperation with the UN when most of them are allegations and assertions without any legal basis, including those made in connection with the fact-finding mission. Regarding the case of NGOs Azul Positivo, the Government referred to its firm and exhaustive reply provided to special procedures mandate holders on the case. Furthermore, the Government informed that a process of dialogue is currently underway with NGOs working on human rights and humanitarian law to exchange ideas and opinions on their work and the possible obstacles they have faced, and with the cooperation of the OHCHR Office in Venezuela.
- 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
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0