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South African lawyer Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work advancing peace and international law.

On 8 October 2026, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) published a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment. It was prepared to inform her forthcoming report to the 64th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

On 9 October 2026, NRK Sápmi published comments by Øyvind Ravna, a professor of law at the University of Tromsø, on the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision. Ravna, who nominated Daria Egereva together with former UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples James Anaya, expressed disappointment that she had not received the prize.

A review of Yana Tannagasheva and Olga Kostrova’s Swissinfo opinion piece.

Amnesty International Canada shares a video letter from Sámi activist Valentina Sovkina to Daria Egereva, recalling their meetings, the sound of wind and the cloudberries they shared.

A chronology of international support for Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt, from the first Indigenous appeals in December 2025 to UN expert interventions, public campaigns and diplomatic statements in October 2026.

Russian Indigenous rights defender Daria Egereva, held in a Moscow pre-trial detention centre, has commented for the first time on her nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Her words were reported by the Norwegian outlet NRK Sápmi, which managed to reach Egereva through an international support group.

Photo provided by the author. A speech never delivered at EMRIP, and a question that remains relevant Russia regularly raises the issue of violations of Indigenous rights in other states on international platforms. However, far less often can one hear in official Russian statements about the problems faced by Indigenous peoples within the Russian Federation itself. This contrast is especially visible at United Nations platforms. On 23 September 2026, at the 63rd session of th

On 2 October 2026, the names of two Indigenous women human rights defenders from Russia were heard in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. Estonia explicitly called their detention arbitrary and the charges unfounded.

The release of political prisoners in exchange for easing sanctions — according to The Atlantic, this is the initiative proposed by US special envoy John Coale. For prisoners and their families, even the possibility of such talks offers hope. But many questions remain: who might be released, on what terms, and what will happen to everyone else?

The Environmental Crisis Group reports that Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt will remain in pre-trial detention until 9 December 2026 and invites supporters to send letters to both women.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has published a LinkedIn post about Daria Egereva’s nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The organization highlights the connection between Indigenous Peoples’ rights, climate action, traditional knowledge, and meaningful community participation in decision-making.

On September 14, the Catalan-language website Nacions Sense Estat published an article about Daria Egereva following the extension of her pre-trial detention until December 9. The authors also highlight the Selkup human rights defender’s nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow has not discussed the possible release of political prisoners with the United States in exchange for easing US sanctions, because the Russian authorities deny that political prisoners exist in the country.

An APTN News report looks at the cases of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt, two Russian human rights defenders who advocated for Indigenous Peoples’ rights. They were detained in Moscow on December 17, 2025, and accused of participating in an organization designated as terrorist by the Russian authorities. The case drew international attention after Egereva was nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

An idea discussed by Dmitry Muratov and reported by The Atlantic would link the release of political prisoners in Russia to a possible easing of U.S. sanctions. According to the report, the proposal is still at an early stage.

We do not know whose name will be announced on October 9. It may not be Egereva’s. There are 287 candidates, and for most of them we will know nothing more for another 50 years. But imagine that a reader in New York or Quito learns from this story for the first time that the Selkup people exist, that Indigenous activists are being imprisoned for international cooperation, and that this is being discussed in Norway. For those defending the rights of our peoples, that is alrea

On 16 September, UN News wrote about a new report by the UN Secretary-General on reprisals against people who cooperate with the Organization on human rights. The document covers the period from 1 May 2025 to 30 April 2026 and highlights cases from 32 States. The victims include human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, trade unionists and victims of rights violations. All of them were targeted for cooperating, or seeking to cooperate, with the UN.

Daria Egereva has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, The Barents Observer reports. Her candidacy was put forward by James Anaya, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, and Eivind Ravna, a professor at the Arctic University of Norway. According to Ravna, the nominators hope to draw attention to the situation of Indigenous peoples in Russia and elsewhere, to those fighting climate change, and to the pressure on Russian civil society

On September 24, Yana Tannagasheva, a representative of the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia (ICIPR), addressed the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Her statement was delivered during an interactive dialogue with the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) under agenda items 3 and 5. The main focus of her statement was the connection between historical injustice against Indigenous Peoples in Russia and the c