Salam al-Hashimi

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2016-023-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2016
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 33.223191

Longitude: 43.679291

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Iraq
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CED
Dates of prior UN action
29 September 2015
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Type of rights defended
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

an Iraqi national, who had sought to provide information to the Committee during its ninth session in relation to the review of the report submitted by Iraq

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CED
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Dates of engagement
7 September 2015
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
7 September 2015; 10 September 2015; 22 December 2015
Reprisal information

On 7 September 2015, Mr. Al-Hashimi was prevented from passing a checkpoint that provides access to the Green Zone, where he was expected by staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, in order to communicate by video link with the Committee. On 10 September 2015, Mr. Al-Hashimi was intimidated by two individuals who stated that they belonged to the Presidential Regiment. On 28 January 2016, the Rapporteur raised additional allegations with the Iraqi authorities according to which, on 22 December 2015, the Director of the Counter-Terrorism Forces had issued an arrest warrant against Mr. Al-Hashimi on terrorism charges, reportedly related to his engagement with the Committee (ibid.). On 29 January 2016, the Iraqi authorities requested additional information on the identity of Mr. Al-Hashimi, in particular a copy of his identity documents and the full name of his mother, in order to complete their inquiries. That information was provided by the Committee on 10 March 2016, with the consent of the persons involved (ibid.).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access to UN premises denied
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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