Victims prevented from formal reporting and registration of enforced disappearances

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2021-009-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2021
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
September 2020
Type of record
General situation addressed
Gender
Gender unclear
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

Victims of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Type of rights defended
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Reporting to the WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Special Procedures: thematic
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
2020
Reprisal information

Victims of enforced or involuntary disappearances intimidated from engaging with the WG

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
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0