Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-124-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 15.552727

Longitude: 48.516388

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Yemen
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
25 June 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

of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Mr. Al-Faqih had actively participated in Human Rights Council sessions in 2017

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: country
Dates of engagement
2017
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
14 June 2018; 18 June 2018
Location of mentioned reprisals
Seiyun airport; Marib
Reprisal information

The detention and confiscation of their passports at Seiyun airport by military police were reportedly based on orders received from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and caused them to not be able to travel

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
  • Travel restriction
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