Aleksandr Aleksandrov

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2022-040-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2022
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 48.019573

Longitude: 66.923684

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Kazakhstan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of prior UN action
11 November 2021
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

user of a wheelchair and imprisoned in the penal colony No. UK 161/3 near the city of Zhitikara in the Kostanay region, following his submission of a complaint to the Committee claiming violations under article 3 of the Convention

Type of rights defended
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Submitted a complaint to the CAT

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
6 September 2019
Location of mentioned reprisals
penal colony No. UK 161/3 near the city of Zhitikara in the Kostanay region, Kazakhstan
Reprisal information
  1. On 11 November 2021, the United Nations Committee against Torture addressed allegations of ill-treatment while in detention of Mr. Aleksandr Aleksandrov, user of a wheelchair and imprisoned in the penal colony No. UK 161/3 near the city of Zhitikara in the Kostanay region, following his submission of a complaint to the Committee claiming violations under article 3 of the Convention (Ref: G/SO 229/31 KAZ (13), CAT case 840/2017).
  2. On 6 September 2019, Mr. Aleksandrov was reportedly subjected to torture, psychological and physical pressure from other detainees, allegedly instigated and encouraged by the administration of the prison. Reportedly, Mr. Aleksandrov could not submit this information to the Committee earlier due to threats. Furthermore, Mr. Aleksandrov reportedly submitted his comments on the State party’s observations on admissibility and merits of his complaint. The Committee did not receive these comments and expressed concern that the ill-treatment allegations may be related to the complaint submitted to the Committee.
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access denied to UN expert/representative
  • Physical attack: Physical attack - General
  • Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
  • 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
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0