Siddig Yousif

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-075-004
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 12.862807

Longitude: 30.217636

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Sudan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Unclear
Dates of prior UN action
28 July 2016
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Male
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, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

they were to participate in pre-session meetings of the universal periodic review on the Sudan

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Khartoum
Reprisal information

stopped and informed of travel bans in place against them. Their passports were confiscated and they were told to report to the Information and Inquiry Section at National Intelligence and Security Service headquarters for further information.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • 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