International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-111-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
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 Special Procedures: Country
Dates of prior UN action
13 September 2024
Type of record
Named organization
Type of rights defended
  • Indigenous peoples’ rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

cooperation with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other human rights mechanisms (A/HRC/57/59 para 134-135).

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: EMRIP
  • Other
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Russia
Reprisal information
  1. In another instance, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation reported to the Human Rights Council that the designation of the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia as “extremist” may constitute a possible reprisal for its cooperation with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other human rights mechanisms (A/HRC/57/59 para 134-135). She further reported that reprisals were used as another way to attack civil society and that many Russian civil society members had sought anonymity when engaging with her, citing fear of intimidation and reprisals from the Government (A/HRC/57/59, para 131).
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Administrative 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
Government response dates
17 July 2025
Government response content
  1. On 17 July 2025, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report, asserting that, with regard to the Russian Federation, the report does not accurately reflect the facts and the allegations should not be included. Specific allegations included in the report were not otherwise addressed. The Government provided additional information unrelated to allegations of intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations.
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