Elena Urlaeva

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2023-114-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2023
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 41.377491

Longitude: 64.585262

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Uzbekistan
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of prior UN action
March 2023
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

a civil society activist who was invited to a meeting with the High Commissioner on 13 March 2023,

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

meeting with the HCHR

Engagement with UN body
  • UN (Dep.) High Commissioner on Human Rights
Dates of engagement
13 March 2023
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
13 March 2023
Location of mentioned reprisals
UN building, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Reprisal information
  1. It was also reported to OHCHR that Ms. Elena Urlaeva, a civil society activist who was invited to a meeting with the High Commissioner on 13 March 2023, faced obstacles in accessing the UN building prior to the meeting. Law enforcement agents in plain clothes reportedly turned away Ms. Urlaeva, intentionally delayed her at the entrance, and threatened her with detention. She was finally able to access the UN building, attend the meeting and participate in the discussion. The case of Ms. Urlaeva, of the Human Rights Defenders Alliance of Uzbekistan, was included in previous reports of the Secretary-General, concerning allegations of previous incidents of reprisals against her.83
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access to UN premises denied
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
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