General situation addressed
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2023-063-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2023
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 26.3351
Longitude: 17.228331
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Libya
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- Secretary-General
- UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
- UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
- UN Security Council
- Type of record
- General situation addressed
- Gender
- Gender unclear
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
referred to the further shrinking and deterioration of the civic space in Libya. Several UN actors called for the need to protect civil society and women’s rights organizations, human rights defenders, women peacebuilders, and victims and witnesses from threats, intimidation, reprisals and violence (online and offline).50
- 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
referred to the further shrinking and deterioration of the civic space in Libya. Several UN actors called for the need to protect civil society and women’s rights organizations, human rights defenders, women peacebuilders, and victims and witnesses from threats, intimidation, reprisals and violence (online and offline).50
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Libya
- Reprisal information
referred to the further shrinking and deterioration of the civic space in Libya. Several UN actors called for the need to protect civil society and women’s rights organizations, human rights defenders, women peacebuilders, and victims and witnesses from threats, intimidation, reprisals and violence (online and offline).50
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Online harassment
- Physical attack: Physical attack - General
- 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?
- Yes
- 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