Persons deprived of liberty in Mocoví and San Pedro prisons
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2019-009-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2019
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: -16.290154
Longitude: -63.5886529999999
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Bolivia
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- UN Treaty Bodies: SPT
- Dates of prior UN action
- July 2018
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
persons deprived of liberty in Mocoví and San Pedro prisons
- Type of rights defended
- Civil/political rights
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
In July 2018, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture reported that during its visit it was unable to speak in private to persons deprived of liberty in Mocoví and San Pedro prisons due to lack of cooperation by staff and fear of reprisals against inmates.
- Engagement with UN body
- OHCHR: OHCHR - General
- UN Treaty Bodies: SPT
- Dates of engagement
- 2 to 11 May 2017
- Type of attempted engagement
- Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- July 2018
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Mocoví and San Pedro prisons
- Reprisal information
In July 2018, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture reported that during its visit it was unable to speak in private to persons deprived of liberty in Mocoví and San Pedro prisons due to lack of cooperation by staff and fear of reprisals against inmates.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Access denied to UN expert/representative
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Unclear
- 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
- Further case development
The Subcommittee recommended prompt, impartial and effective investigations so that those responsible are brought to justice and suitable redress is provided to victims
- 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