Abdulaziz Youssef Mohamed al-Shubaili

Cases

Relevant SG report

From Country

Country Geolocation

Latitude: 23.885942

Longitude: 45.079162

From Region

UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report

Individual's/organization's activity: of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)

Type of rights defended

Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?: No

Reported trigger of reprisal: In its November 2019 opinion 84 , the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that Mr. Abdulaziz Youssef Mohamed al-Shubaili, of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), was being detained arbitrarily (paras. 76, 83, 90, 95), and raised particular concerns about the Government’s reprisals against him for reporting to the UN human rights mechanisms

documenting cases of human rights violations before the United Nations human rights mechanisms

Engagement with UN body

Type of attempted engagement

Types of reprisals suffered

Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?: No

Government response content: Government stated that Mr. al-Shubaili was imprisoned pursuant to a final judgment of offences committed under the Repression of Cybercrime Act, explicitly defaming the loyalty and faith of the Council of Senior Scholars and disparaging the judiciary. 85 In its response of 18 September 2019 to the Working Group’s questions before its deliberation, the Government stated that Mr. al-Shubaili was arrested, tried and convicted in accordance with domestic laws and procedures (A/HRC/WGAD/2019/71, para. 56).

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