Imad Al Tamimi

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-058-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
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 Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
2 October 2018
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

human rights defenders and volunteers for the non-governmental human rights organization Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly

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

which documents cases of enforced disappearances in Iraq for their submission to the United Nations human rights mechanisms; submission of cases and information to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances 82 and to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CED
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
14 July 2018 until 7 September 2018
Location of mentioned reprisals
Baghdad
Reprisal information

On 14 July 2018, Mr. Al Tamimi participated in a peaceful demonstration held on Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad and was reportedly abducted by members of the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) in the vicinity of the “Medical City” in Baghdad. He was forced into a black pick-up truck and taken to an unknown location for interrogation, where he was subjected to acts of torture for the first two weeks of his detention. He remained secretly detained until 7 September 2018 when he was released.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Disappearance/Kidnapping
  • Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
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?
1
In which SG report was this case followed up on? 0
2021
Follow up information provided in SG report 0

Updates on the cases of Mr. Imad Amara, Mr. Imad Al Tamimi, Mr. Faisal Al Tamimi, Ms. Israa Al Dujaili, and Mr. Riyad Al Karawi were included in the 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 reports of the Secretary-General.179

Followup Trends 0
No substantive information provided by SG report
Date of follow up 0
1 December, 2021