Victims and witnesses (2010)
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2010-029-009
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2010
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
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Longitude: 37.906193
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Kenya
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 5 March 2009; 6 March 2009; 26 May 2009
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
were speaking with the SR
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Dates of engagement
- 18 February 2009; 19 February 2009
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 18 February 2009; 19 February 2009
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Bungoma
- Reprisal information
On 18 February, staff of the Western Kenya Human Rights Watch (WKHRW) in Bungoma noticed the presence of intelligence officers outside their offices, where the Special Rapporteur was conducting interviews with victims and witnesses. On the following day, intelligence officers were outside the hotel where further interviews were being conducted.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Surveillance
- 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?
- Yes
- Further case development
The delegation of Kenya took the floor and stated its commitment to human rights and to cooperation with special procedures, and promised an investigation into the matter. No information about such an investigation is available to date.
- 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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