Persons who had cooperated or sought to cooperate with the United Nations

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-018-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Assistant Secretary-General
Dates of prior UN action
March 2017
Type of record
General situation addressed
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Cooperation with the United Nations, including with OHCHR in Bujumbura.

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Bujumbura
Reprisal information

allegations of reprisals against persons who had cooperated or sought to cooperate with the United Nations, including with OHCHR in Bujumbura.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Unclear
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
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