a civil society representative from the Russian Federation

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-114-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 61.52401

Longitude: 105.318756

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Russia
From Region
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
  1. According to information received by OHCHR in another instance, during the reporting period, invitations extended to a civil society representative from the Russian Federation to participate in two United Nations events in the Asia Pacific region were reportedly withdrawn following the alleged involvement of a State actor from the Russian Federation.
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

This followed incidents in connection with the representative’s previous role and participation in a previous regional United Nations event.

Engagement with UN body
  • Other
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Reprisal information
  1. According to information received by OHCHR in another instance, during the reporting period, invitations extended to a civil society representative from the Russian Federation to participate in two United Nations events in the Asia Pacific region were reportedly withdrawn following the alleged involvement of a State actor from the Russian Federation. This followed incidents in connection with the representative’s previous role and participation in a previous regional United Nations event. Names and details of those concerned are withheld due to fear of reprisals for their cooperation with the United Nations.
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Access denied to UN expert/representative
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