Brad Parker

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-064-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 31.046051

Longitude: 34.851612

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Israel
From Region
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

representative of Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P)

Type of rights defended
  • Children’s rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

invitation was extended to Mr. Parker to speak at a 24 February 2020 meeting of the Security Council on violations against children in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Security Council
Dates of engagement
before 24 February 2020
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

Israeli officials allegedly tried to prevent the participation of DCI-P and Mr. Parker. Statements in the media said that Israeli officials called DCI-P “an arm of the PFLP in order to enact diplomatic terror against Israel” and, in reference to the UN, “a place that promotes peace and security in the world has no room for people like Parker.” The modalities of the meeting were subsequently changed to a closed-door format, which rendered the invitation to DCI-P no longer relevant.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Defamation / Defamation campaign
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