Chair of National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-062-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 30.375321

Longitude: 69.3451159999999

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Pakistan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of prior UN action
1 June 2017
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
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

Attempted engagement with CAT

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of engagement
18 April 2017; and before
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
  • Submission of information to UN
Dates of mentioned reprisals
before 18 April 2017
Reprisal information

The request made by the Commission Chair for permission to travel to Geneva was denied on the basis that the national human rights institution was “not mandated to interact with the UN Committee on the present issue”

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Travel restriction
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