Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-013-002
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
Dates of prior UN action
September 2019
Type of record
Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Human Rights Council urged the Government of Burundi to “cooperate fully with the treaty bodies, to allow special procedure mandate holders to enter and visit the country, to engage constructively with the OHCHR regional office and to stop any reprisal against human rights defenders who are cooperating with international human rights mechanisms, including the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/RES/42/26, para. 17)”.

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
  • UN Special Procedures: UN Special Procedures - General
  • UN Treaty Bodies: UN Treaty Bodies - General
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
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