Pacifique Nininahazwe (2015)

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2015-016-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2015
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of prior UN action
25 November 2014; 28 November 2014
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

President of Forum pour la conscience et le développement

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

following his briefing to the Committee in relation to its consideration of the second periodic report of Burundi at its fifty-third session (CAT/C/BDI/2).

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Before 25 November 2014; before 28 November 2014
Reprisal information

serious threats; serious threats against Mr. Nininahazwe’s family

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
  • 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
Government response dates
5 December 2014
Government response content

In its reply of 5 December 2014, the Government denied the allegations, stating that while no one would be prosecuted for the legal exercise of their human rights work, no one was above the law and the defence of human rights could not be invoked as grounds for violating the law.

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