Other employees of Al Wissam

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2016-024-003
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2016
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
13 April 2016
Type of record
Named organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

documents cases of enforced disappearances in Iraq and submits them to the United Nations human rights mechanisms

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

reprisals relating to the submission of cases to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances,

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CED
  • Unclear
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
"previously"
Reprisal information

concerns over reports that other employees of Al Wissam had previously been subjected to intimidation and reprisals relating to the submission of cases to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, and some had left the country out of fear for their security

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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