General situation addressed

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2024-101-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2024
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 61.52401

Longitude: 105.318756

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Russia
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of prior UN action
October 2023
Type of record
General situation addressed
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
Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Reprisal information
  1. In October 2023, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 54/23 on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, which expresses concern that legislative measures are being used by the authorities against Russian civil society to penalize and criminalize cooperation with international organizations, including as reprisals for cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms, and that the enforcement of such legislation is reportedly leading to self-censorship and dissuading civil society actors from publicly engaging with the United Nations and other organizations (A/HRC/RES/54/23). The resolution also calls upon the Russian authorities to refrain from all forms of intimidation and reprisals against persons and associations for their cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, other special procedures, the treaty bodies, OHCHR, as well as all stakeholders in the context of the universal periodic review. (A/HRC/RES/54/23)
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Administrative reprisal
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Charge/Investigation/Prosecution - General
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Conviction
  • Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Trial
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
Yes
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Was the case raised by a State at the UN?
Yes
Which State raised the case at the UN and when?

Czechia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine raised the case in September 2023 at the 54th session of the HRC during the interactive dialogue with the Assistant Secretary-General on the report on reprisals under item 5; "It is also deplorable that Russia took steps to criminalise assistance to and cooperation with international bodies. This further undermines international efforts to secure accountability for crimes committed by Russian nationals, including in the context of Russia‘s war of aggression against Ukraine. "

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