Marlon Jesús Díaz Golindano
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-112-003
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 6.42375
Longitude: -66.58973
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Venezuela
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- Dates of prior UN action
- Unclear
- 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
leader of a student movement from the University of Carabobo
- 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
On 14 March, Mr. Marlon Jesús Díaz Golindano, leader of a student movement from the University of Carabobo, tried to speak with OHCHR’s team during their visit to Central Hospital of Valencia
- Engagement with UN body
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- Dates of engagement
- 14 March 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 14 March 2019
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Valencia
- Reprisal information
a group of pro-government armed individuals (colectivos armados) physically attacked him and threatened him not to speak with OHCHR.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Physical attack: Physical attack - General
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Non-state actor(s)
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Which State raised the case at the UN and when?
BENELUX; June 2020 HRC 43 resumed; Item 5? ("Medical personnel, human rights defenders and members of students’ movements in Venezuela who cooperated with OHCHR during its first visit to the country in March 2019.")
- 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
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