Israa Al Dujaili
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-058-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 33.223191
Longitude: 43.679291
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Iraq
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 2 October 2018
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Female
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
human rights defenders and volunteers for the non-governmental human rights organization Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly
- 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
which documents cases of enforced disappearances in Iraq for their submission to the United Nations human rights mechanisms; submission of cases and information to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances 82 and to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Treaty Bodies: CED
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Dates of engagement
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Submission of information to UN
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 27 August 2018
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Baghdad
- Reprisal information
On 27 August 2018, Ms. Al Dujaili went to a copy shop near Al Nasser Square in Baghdad to collect posters advertising events organized by Al Wissam Humanitarian Assembly for the 2018 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. After leaving the shop, men allegedly connected to the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) questioned her about the posters, and she was verbally assaulted and threatened. Ms. Al Dujaili sought refuge elsewhere for fear of retaliation.
- 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?
- 1
- In which SG report was this case followed up on? 0
- 2021
- Follow up information provided in SG report 0
Ms. Israa Al Dujaili reportedly continues to face pressure, death threats and attacks on social media from members and supporters of Iraqi militias and certain political parties.
- Followup Trends 0
- Stayed same
- Did the government respond? 0
- No