A civil society representative

Cases
Case status
Unknown
Location of case in SG report
2021-018-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2021
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 6.61111099999999

Longitude: 20.939444

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Central African Republic
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Unclear
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Gender unclear
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
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 a Security Council briefing

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Security Council
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Location of mentioned reprisals
online
Reprisal information

online attacks against a civil society representative following a Security Council briefing

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Online harassment
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

OHCHR received reports of wider patterns of intimidation by armed groups, including the 3R (Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) for providing information to MINUSCA, the Central African Armed Forces and allied factions.

Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
Yes
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0