ACSR/C/2023/2 (Armenia)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Armenia
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Tehmine Yenokyan, journalist and environmental activist; court proceedings for defamation by mining companies.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
17.04.2023 16.06.2023
ACSR/C/2023/3 (France)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: France
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Grégoire Souchay, when covering activities of environmental activists in his professional capacity as a journalist; criminal prosecution.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
(FRE)
(FRE)
ACSR/C/2023/7 (France)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: France
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Jérôme Kozic, participant in roadblock of freeway as part of non-violent action organized by Dernière Rénovation; criminal prosecution and sentence.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
- 20.12.2023 (FRE)
ACSR/C/2023/11 (Switzerland)
- Party concerned and companies in Party concerned
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- Party concerned: Switzerland
- Companies in Party concerned: Solway Investment Group
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Ernesto Choc Chub, journalist in Guatemala; criminal complaints and court proceedings, threats, home raids, defamation campaigns, carried out, instigated or directly linked to subsidiary of Solway Investment Group, headquartered in Switzerland.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
- 21.08.2023 (to Party concerned)
- 31.10.2023 (reply Party concerned)
- 21.08.2023 (to Solway Investment Group)
- 02.10.2023 (update Solway Investment Group)
- 19.03.2024 (reply Solway Investment Group), with annex
ACSR/C/2023/13 (Romania)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Romania
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Bankwatch Romania and its staff members, engaging in strategic litigation and activities to promote environmental justice in Romania; threats, intimidation and harassment campaigns.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Special Rapporteur's letter confirming concerns
Reply/replies to letter confirming concerns
16.02.2024 16.04.2024 10.09.2024
ACSR/C/2023/14 (Switzerland)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Switzerland
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Bruno Manser Fonds and Dr. Lukas Straumann, campaigning to highlight environmental harm and alleged corruption in relation to rainforest deforestation in Borneo, Malaysia; civil lawsuits, criminal complaints and public relations campaign by private entities.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Special Rapporteur's letter confirming concerns
Reply/replies to letter confirming concerns
08.08.2023 31.10.2023 07.06.2024 05.07.2024
ACSR/C/2023/15 (Croatia)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Croatia
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Vesna Grgić, collecting evidence and publishing information regarding alleged irregularities and illegal conduct in the management of Croatia’s forests; multiple criminal lawsuits for defamation.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
14.02.2024 21.06.2024
ACSR/C/2023/16 (Netherlands)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: the Netherlands
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Extinction Rebellion Netherlands and Mr. Tomas van der Wansem, Mr. Cor Burger, Ms. Tessel Hofstede, Mr. Lucas Pieter Adriaan Winnips, Mr. Sieger Gerjan Sloot, Mr. Jelle de Graaf and Mr. Paul Hendriksen, engaging in peaceful protest in the form of roadblocks on the A12 in The Hague to call for the Netherlands to stop subsidizing fossil fuel industries; use of water cannons, arrests and subsequent criminal proceedings, taking and storage of DNA samples.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
14.02.2024 17.04.2024
ACSR/C/2023/19 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of twenty members of the public, participating in peaceful environmental protest; simultaneous civil and criminal proceedings, significant periods of time on remand in prison, stringent bail conditions pending trial and other forms of alleged repression.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence or statements related to complaint (if any)
24.04.2024
ACSR/C/2023/20 (Serbia)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Serbia
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Nikola Krstic, involved in monitoring and campaigning in relation to water, air and soil pollution in Smederevo, Serbia; threats to safety, life and livelihood of Mr. Krstic and his family, disproportionate civil fines.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
03.04.2024 15.07.2024
ACSR/C/2024/26 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Daniel Shaw, involved in organizing a peaceful environmental protest; criminal charge for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, remand to prison and bail conditions pending trial.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence or statements related to complaint (if any)
12.03.2024 Public statement by the Special Rapporteur, 24.06.2024
Second public statement by the Special Rapporteur, 18.07.2024
ACSR/C/2024/38 (Norway)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Norway
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Anne Kleng and Mr. Joachim Skahjem, participation in peaceful environmental protest to call for an end to oil and gas licensing in Norway and to ensure the just transition of the energy sector; criminal prosecution with maximum penalty of up to six years imprisonment.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
19.04.2024 20.06.2024
ACSR/C/2024/39 (Sweden)
- Party concerned
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Sweden
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Marie Holmlund, participating in peaceful environmental protest as part of the "Rebel Moms" group, peaceful sit-ins on town squares with prior authorization by police; dismissal from employment at Swedish Energy Agency
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
16.08.2024 07.10.2024
ACSR/C/2024/45 (Azerbaijan)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: Azerbaijan
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Mr. Anar Mammadli, advocacy work, including leading role in the “Climate for Justice” initiative ahead of COP29; criminal prosecution, with maximum penalty of up to eight years imprisonment; pre-trial detention.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
19.07.2024 17.09.2024 (dated 16.09.2024)
19.09.2024 (amended version of reply; received 19.09.2024)
Public statement by the Special Rapporteur confirming concerns, dated 31.10.2024
ACSR/C/2024/53 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Party concerned
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Party concerned: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Dr. Patrick Hart, doctor; fitness to practice investigation and proceedings before a medical practitioners tribunal as a result of being charged and later convicted for peaceful civil disobedience.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
21.08.2024
ACSR/C/2024/66 (Norway)
- Party concerned
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Norway
- Summary of complaint
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Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Esther Hjerrild and Mr. Fridtjof Klareng Dale, participation in peaceful environmental protest to draw attention to the insufficient action by the Norwegian government to cut its emissions and stop oil exploration; criminal prosecution with maximum penalty of up to six years imprisonment and significant fine.
- Correspondence regarding complaint
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Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
04.10.2024 04.12.2024