Other detainees who declined interviews

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-125-002
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 31.898043

Longitude: 35.204269

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Palestine
From Region
Dates of prior UN action
Unclear
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

after participating in interviews with staff from the OHCHR office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory who documented cases of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment that may amount to torture in Palestinian detention centres.

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
From July to October 2018
Reprisal information

In three cases detainees declined to speak to OHCHR, and others expressed fear of revealing details regarding their treatment due to fear of reprisals.

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