Four journalists
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2020-036-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2020
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: -4.038333
Longitude: 21.758664
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Dates of prior UN action
- Unclear
- 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
Four journalists who engaged in community sensitization activities in collaboration with MONUSCO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, and the Ebola Emergency Response Team in Biakato, Ituri province
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Was the victim a civil servant, member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
Four journalists who engaged in community sensitization activities in collaboration with MONUSCO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, and the Ebola Emergency Response Team in Biakato, Ituri province
- Engagement with UN body
- Other
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Dates of engagement
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Other
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- Unclear
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Biakato
- Reprisal information
Alleged perpetrators include judicial police officers, judicial inspectors, administrators, members of the intelligence services (ANR), military personnel (FARDC) and the national police (PNC), as well as armed groups.
Four journalists who engaged in community sensitization activities in collaboration with MONUSCO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, and the Ebola Emergency Response Team in Biakato, Ituri province, reportedly received repeated death threats and their family members were harassed by an armed group. The four journalists were forced to relocate.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Non-state actor(s)
- 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
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0