Nine human rights defenders
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2020-036-003
- 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
They were accused of collaborating with MONUSCO and sharing information that resulted in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the commander of the armed group. As a result, in June 2019, several human rights defenders were forced to relocate.
- 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
They were accused of collaborating with MONUSCO and sharing information that resulted in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the commander of the armed group. As a result, in June 2019, several human rights defenders were forced to relocate.
- Engagement with UN body
- UN Peace Operation / Political mission
- Dates of engagement
- Before June 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- Submission of information to UN
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- Before June 2019
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Masisi territory of North Kivu
- Reprisal information
They were accused of collaborating with MONUSCO and sharing information that resulted in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the commander of the armed group. As a result, in June 2019, several human rights defenders were forced to relocate.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- 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