Relatives of convicted IRPT members

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-078-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 38.861034

Longitude: 71.276093

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Tajikistan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
07 June 2016
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

relatives of the convicted IRPT members intended to seek assistance from the United Nations Office in Tajikistan

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Country Team
Dates of engagement
2 June 2016
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
02 June 2016
Reprisal information

Relatives of the convicted IRPT members intended to seek assistance from the UnitedNations Office in Tajikistan but were intercepted by law enforcement officials who detained all of the individuals who were attempting to reach the United Nations premises

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access to UN premises denied
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
  • 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