Relatives, and civil society actors working on their behalf

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-093-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 30.375321

Longitude: 69.3451159999999

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

recent testimonies indicating that the authorities have exerted pressure on relatives of victims of enforced disappearances (see A/HRC/WGEID/116/1, Annex III) to persuade them not to pursue their cases before the Working Group (A/HRC/42/40, para. 81).

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

recent testimonies indicating that the authorities have exerted pressure on relatives of victims of enforced disappearances (see A/HRC/WGEID/116/1, Annex III) to persuade them not to pursue their cases before the Working Group (A/HRC/42/40, para. 81).

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