Detainees at Ablangandan gendarmerie station and Cotonou prison
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-008-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 9.30769
Longitude: 2.315834
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Benin
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Treaty Bodies: SPT
- 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 or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
In July 2018, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture reported that during its visit it received testimonies that detainees feared reprisals for speaking freely and engaging with members of the delegation, in particular at the Agblangandan gendarmerie station and in the Cotonou prison.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Treaty Bodies: SPT
- Dates of engagement
- 11 to 15 January 2016
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 11 to 15 January 2016
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Agblangandan; Cotonou
- Reprisal information
In July 2018, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture reported that during its visit it received testimonies that detainees feared reprisals for speaking freely and engaging with members of the delegation, in particular at the Agblangandan gendarmerie station and in the Cotonou prison.
- 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
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