Preemptive statement made to ensure no reprisals will occur

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2018-021-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2018
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 21.521757

Longitude: -77.781167

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Cuba
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of prior UN action
11 May 2018
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 or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

The spokesperson called on the Cuban authorities to respect everyone’s right to freedom of expression and to freedom of movement, and to ensure that human rights defenders and civil society representatives are not unjustifiably prevented from travelling, including those planning to attend United Nations meetings, in particular its universal periodic review on 16 May 2018 in Geneva.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UPR
Dates of engagement
16 May 2018
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
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