a second male trade unionist
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-117-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 6.42375
Longitude: -66.58973
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Venezuela
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
trade unionist
- Type of rights defended
- Economic/social rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
planned travel to Caracas to meet with the High Commissioner.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
- Dates of engagement
- January 2023
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 8 February 2023
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Venezuela
- Reprisal information
- From 26 to 28 January 2023, the High Commissioner of Human Rights visited Venezuela and met with over 125 members of civil society, human rights defenders, victims of human rights violations and representatives of victims’ organizations.88 According to information received by OHCHR, State actors intimidated two men trade unionists and a woman human rights defender following their meetings, or attempts to meet, with the High Commissioner during his visit.
On 8 February 2023, a second male trade unionist received information that a state- run company had opened an inquiry to bring charges against him in connection with the complaints he had raised with the High Commissioner. Names and details of those concerned are withheld due to fear of further reprisals.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
- 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?
- Yes
- 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?
- Yes
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