5 HRDs who intended to cooperate with CAT

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-072-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 21.00789

Longitude: -10.940835

Country Geolocation (linked Countries)
Mauritania
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of prior UN action
July 2018
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, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

intended to cooperate with the Committee during the review of Mauritania

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

reports indicating that, on the pretext of checking their visas, the authorities detained five human rights defenders who intended to cooperate with the Committee during the review of Mauritania

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Travel restriction
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