Some defence lawyers and civil society activists

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-130-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 41.377491

Longitude: 64.585262

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Uzbekistan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
25 September 2019; April 2020
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
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

Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, at the end of his visit to Uzbekistan, regretted that some defence lawyers and civil society activists had reported being subject to intimidation prior to or following their meetings with him.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Dates of engagement
September 2019
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
September 2019
Reprisal information

He “denounce[d] any form of reprisal and intimidation against individuals and institutions as a result of their lawful cooperation with [his] mandate”

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