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Correspondence regarding complaints to the Special Rapporteur

ACSR/C/2023/2 (Armenia)
Party concerned

Party concerned: Armenia

Summary of complaint

Alleged persecution, penalization or harassment of Ms. Tehmine Yenokyan, journalist and environmental activist; court proceedings for defamation by mining companies.

Correspondence regarding complaint
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

Party concerned: France

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)

11.05.2023

(FRE)

16.08.2023

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ACSR/C/2023/7 (France)
Party concerned

Party concerned: France

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
  • 04.10.2023 FRE ENG (unofficial translation)
 

 

 

ACSR/C/2023/11 (Switzerland)
Party concerned and companies in Party concerned
  • Party concerned: Switzerland
  • Companies in Party concerned: Solway Investment Group
Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
 
 
   
  • 28.03.2024 - Letter from Mr. Ernesto Choc Chub - SPA ENG (unofficial translation)

 

 

ACSR/C/2023/13 (Romania)
Party concerned

Party concerned: Romania

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
16.02.2024 16.04.2024  

 

 
ACSR/C/2023/14 (Switzerland)
Party concerned

Party concerned: Switzerland

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation sent
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
08.08.2023 31.10.2023  

 

 
ACSR/C/2023/15 (Croatia)
Party concerned

Party concerned: Croatia

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
14.02.2024    

 

 

ACSR/C/2023/16 (Netherlands)
Party concerned

Party concerned: the Netherlands

Summary of complaint

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
Letter(s) of allegation
Reply/replies received
Further correspondence related to complaint (if any)
14.02.2024 17.04.2024