two women human rights defenders

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-123-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 12.862807

Longitude: 30.217636

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Sudan
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

two women human rights defenders who publicly cooperated with the United Nations

Type of rights defended
  • Women’s rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal
  1. According to information received by OHCHR, in two different incidents, two women human rights defenders who publicly cooperated with the United Nations faced intimidation and reprisals, following their respective engagements with the United Nations. Both reported fear of reprisals against family members. One of them reportedly limited her public engagement and visibility to mitigate risks.
Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR Field office
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Location of mentioned reprisals
Sudan
Reprisal information
  1. According to information received by OHCHR, in two different incidents, two women human rights defenders who publicly cooperated with the United Nations faced intimidation and reprisals, following their respective engagements with the United Nations. Both reported fear of reprisals against family members. One of them reportedly limited her public engagement and visibility to mitigate risks.
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
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