Mariana Katzarova and Pavel Sulyandziga raise the cases of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt during a UN discussion on repression in Russia and abroad.

On 6 October 2026, the UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia for another year. The role is held by Mariana Katzarova, who, together with other UN experts, has already raised the prosecution of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt with the Russian authorities.

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.

The discussion at the UN Human Rights Council was specifically devoted to the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The Russian delegation used the discussion to draw attention to violations in other countries and the consequences of Western colonial policies, while not mentioning the problems faced by Indigenous women in Russia that have already been brought before UN mechanisms.

Today (September, 22), a UN expert warned that the Russian Federation has established a state system of surveillance, intimidation, and punishment targeting its critics abroad, as well as pressure on their families in Russia. She described Russia’s transnational repression as a violation of international law that threatens the sovereignty of host states and must be brought to an end.

Indigenous rights defenders are among the groups mentioned in the materials of UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia Mariana Katzarova concerning the Russian Federation’s transnational repression.

On September 9, the Human Rights House Foundation published a joint appeal by international human rights organizations calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia. The document itself is dated September 4.

Amnesty International has included the case of Indigenous human rights defender Daria Egereva in a new report to the United Nations on the growing persecution of environmental human rights defenders worldwide. The report, “Environmental human rights defenders: Vital voices face attacks and lack protection,” was published in August 2026 as Amnesty International’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment. For Daria Egereva, the report

At its 19th annual session (13–17 July 2026), the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) presented a draft study and advice concerning the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations.

On July 15, during the 19th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva, an interactive dialogue took place under agenda item 5, dedicated to the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The discussion was attended by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert Kwokwo Barume, representatives of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peo

On 7 April 2026, ten UN Special Rapporteurs and representatives of UN Working Groups sent an official communication to the Russian Government, which was made public on 6 June. The experts called for the release of two Indigenous rights defenders, Darya Egereva and Natalia Leongardt. They stressed that the activists are being unlawfully prosecuted for their peaceful human rights work and engagement with the United Nations.

On 6 June 2026, a communication addressed to the Russian government concerning the case of Daria Egereva and Natalia Leongardt was made public. The document was submitted by ten UN Special Procedures mandate holders. Such communications are published 60 days after being sent, regardless of whether the government concerned has responded.

he arrest of Selkup activist Daria Egereva and human rights defender Natalia Leonhardt has generated widespread international resonance. Over the past months, dozens of media outlets in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as specialized environmental and human rights publications, have reported on their case.