the coordinator of a human rights organization
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2024-044-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2024
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: -4.038333
Longitude: 21.758664
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
the coordinator of a human rights organization active on the protection of the rights of internally displaced persons and detainees
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Migrants’/refugees’/IDP’s rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
accused of disclosing secret information to the United Nations and hiding it from the authorities.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- September 2023
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Beni Territory, North Kivu province
- Reprisal information
Specifically, in September 2023, the coordinator of a human rights organization active on the protection of the rights of internally displaced persons and detainees was reportedly summoned to the office of a government administrative officer in Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, who accused the coordinator of disclosing secret information to the United Nations and hiding it from the authorities. The officer reportedly referred to the coordinator as a killer and a traitor and threatened him with arrest if collaboration with the United Nations continued.
- 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
- Was the case raised by a State at the 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