Mohammed Al-Maskati
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2013-019-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2013
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 26.0667
Longitude: 50.5577
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Bahrain
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 18 October 2012
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
Following 21st session of the Human Rights Council, the newspaper Al-Watan published the names and photographs of six participants in the UPR of Bahrain
- Type of rights defended
- Unclear in SG Report
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
following the twenty-first session of the Human Rights Council, the newspaper Al-Watan published, on 25 September 2012, the names and photographs of participants in the universal periodic review of Bahrain, including Mohammed Al-Maskati, Maryam Al-Khawaja, Dr. Nada Dhaif, Dr. Mondher Alkhoor, Jalila Al-Salman and Said Yousif
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
- UN Human Rights Council: UPR
- Dates of engagement
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Participation in meeting on UN premises
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 25 September 2012; 16 October 2012
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Bahrain
- Reprisal information
following the twenty-first session of the Human Rights Council, the newspaper Al-Watan published, on 25 September 2012, the names and photographs of participants in the universal periodic review of Bahrain, including Mohammed Al-Maskati, Maryam Al-Khawaja, Dr. Nada Dhaif, Dr. Mondher Alkhoor, Jalila Al-Salman and Said Yousif, who were accused of “discrediting Bahrain in Geneva”. 20. In addition, on 16 October 2012, Mr. Al-Maskati was reportedly summoned to Al- Hoora Police Station for interrogation, detained overnight and charged the next day with 8 “rioting and participating in an illegal assembly”. In response, the Government affirmed that Mr. Al-Maskati had been summonsed to appear on 16 October 2012 for questioning about charges of riotous assembly and participation in an unlicensed march, under article 178 of the Bahraini Criminal Code. While in the police station, he was not under arrest or in detention, but stayed for the time necessary for his statement to be taken and for him to complete evidence procedures and the preliminary report for his appearance before the public prosecutor.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Defamation / Defamation campaign
- Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Both state and non-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