Victims and witnesses who provided testimonies

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-014-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: -3.373056

Longitude: 29.918886

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Burundi
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Assistant Secretary-General
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of prior UN action
9 March 2020; December 2019
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
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
Reported trigger of reprisal

Commission of Inquiry on Burundi regretted that some victims and direct witnesses who provided testimonies during its field missions in neighbouring countries faced acts of intimidation and threats

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Independent Investigation
Dates of engagement
During CoI field missions
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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?
Yes
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