One of two youth civil society actors (member of Indigenous peoples)
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2025-012-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2025
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 23.684994
Longitude: 90.356331
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Bangladesh
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Gender
- Gender unclear
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
youth civil society actor/ member of an Indigenous People
- Type of rights defended
- Indigenous peoples’ rights
- 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
cooperation with the United Nations
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Participation in meeting on UN premises
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- United Nations
- Reprisal information
- According to information received by OHCHR, two youth civil society actors were reportedly subjected to acts of intimidation in connection with their cooperation with the United Nations. One individual self-identifies as a member of an Indigenous People and the other is reportedly perceived to be an advocate of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. One of the individuals was allegedly followed and monitored by state actors at the United Nations, and the other was subjected to intimidation and harassment online, that exposed the individual concerned to risk of harm, in connection to United Nations engagement. Names and details of those concerned are withheld due to fear of intimidation and reprisals.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Surveillance
- 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?
- Yes
sorted by
Date added
3 relationships, 3 entities