General situation addressed (2016, Venezuela)
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2016-037-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2016
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 6.42375
Longitude: -66.58973
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Venezuela
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- Other
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 22 July 2015
- Type of record
- General situation addressed
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Reprisal information
deplored the “clear pattern” of discrediting and intimidating human rights defenders on the country’s State-controlled television in reprisal for their cooperation with the United Nations and regional bodies in the field of human rights
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Defamation / Defamation campaign
- 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?
- Yes
- 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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