General situation addressed

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-010-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.0667

Longitude: 50.5577

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Bahrain
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
16 June 2017
Type of record
General situation addressed
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
  • Unclear
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

torture, arbitrary detention, unfounded convictions, the stripping of citizenship, the use of travel bans, intimidation, including death threats, and reprisals for cooperating with IOs

Types of reprisals suffered
  • 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
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