Ahmed Mansoor (2014)

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-038-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 23.424076

Longitude: 53.847818

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
United Arab Emirates
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
20 June 2013
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

blogger and member of the Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Advisory Committee

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

participation by means of a video statement in a side event during the second universal periodic review of the United Arab Emirates

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

Mr. Mansoor was reportedly prevented from attending the second review of the United Arab Emirates in person as his passport had been confiscated by the authorities. He has allegedly been under surveillance, his e-mail account has been accessed without authorization and he was physically attacked twice, including on the day his video statement was shown at the side event

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Surveillance
  • 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