a woman human rights defender

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-125-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 12.862807

Longitude: 30.217636

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Sudan
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

a woman human rights defender advocating for the rights of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan,

Type of rights defended
  • Women’s rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal
  1. In a separate case, a woman human rights defender advocating for the rights of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan, declined invitations to participate in a United Nations public forum on three consecutive occasions. Her decision was reportedly based on fear of reprisals against herself and her team should she engage publicly with the United Nations. There are serious concerns that public engagement, including with the United Nations, on alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed by parties to the conflict in Sudan, could lead to accusations of collaboration by each of the parties to the conflict. Such accusations have resulted in serious human rights violations and abuses as documented by OHCHR during the reporting period, including arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment as well as extrajudicial killings.
Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Reprisal information
  1. In a separate case, a woman human rights defender advocating for the rights of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan, declined invitations to participate in a United Nations public forum on three consecutive occasions. Her decision was reportedly based on fear of reprisals against herself and her team should she engage publicly with the United Nations. There are serious concerns that public engagement, including with the United Nations, on alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed by parties to the conflict in Sudan, could lead to accusations of collaboration by each of the parties to the conflict. Such accusations have resulted in serious human rights violations and abuses as documented by OHCHR during the reporting period, including arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment as well as extrajudicial killings.
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Both state and non-state actors
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?
Yes