Indigenous leaders and human rights defenders

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2025-157-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2025
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 6.42375

Longitude: -66.58973

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Venezuela
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UNPFII
Type of record
General situation addressed
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

Indigenous leaders and human rights defenders attending the Permanent Forum

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
  1. In its 2024 annual report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Forum expressed concern over the intimidation of Indigenous leaders and human rights defenders for their participation in that year’s session of the Forum (E/2024/43, para 55).
Engagement with UN body
  • UNPFII
Dates of engagement
2024
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
2024
Location of mentioned reprisals
PFII UNHQ New York
Reprisal information
  1. In its 2024 annual report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Forum expressed concern over the intimidation of Indigenous leaders and human rights defenders for their participation in that year’s session of the Forum (E/2024/43, para 55).
Types of reprisals suffered
  • 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?
No