Special Rapporteur on Russia

Ms. Mariana Katzarova, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, appointed by the Human Rights Council in April 2023

About the Mandate
About the Mandate
Mariana Katzarova Bio
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Media, Statements

Russia: UN Special Rapporteur demands justice for Navalny, after five States claim poisoning | OHCHR
Russia must end reprisals and intimidation of ICC Prosecutor and judges: UN Special Rapporteurs | OHCHR
Russia must drop charges against human rights defender Alexey Sokolov for using Facebook logo: UN Special Rapporteurs | OHCHR
Russia: All remaining human rights defenders, journalists and anti-war critics convicted in sham trials must be released, say UN experts | OHCHR
US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says | UN News
Rights expert demands release of Russian doctor jailed for anti-war views | UN News
Russia using ‘rule of fear’ to silence anti-war dissent, says UN independent human rights expert | UN News
UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers | UN News
Country Reports
Country Reports

Recent Communications

The arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Maria Ponomarenko; her poor conditions of detention; her rapidly deteriorating health.
The Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has resulted in severe and widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
The arrest, detention and conviction of the journalist Nika Novak on 26 November 2024 in Chita, as well as conditions of her detention in August and September 2025.
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UN Briefings

HRC54 | Press Conference by Special Rapporteur on Russia
Russia is now ruled by a State-sponsored system of fear - Katzarova to Human Rights Council | HRC57
Russia: Repression is escalating... and becoming massive, says rights expert | #HRC60
Q&A: Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on Russia
LIVE | UN Expert Mariana Katzarova Speaks on Human Rights Situation in Russia | UN Briefing | VERTEX
Q&A: Russia's "Rule of fear" exposed by UN Special Rapporteur Mariana Katzarova
Human rights in the Russian Federation: UN Special Rapporteur's Briefing | United Nations

Recent Interviews

De sa Bulgarie natale à l'ONU, le combat de Mariana Katzarova pour les droits humains en Russie | RTS
De sa Bulgarie natale à l'ONU, le combat de Mariana Katzarova pour les droits humains en Russie | RTS
Mariana Katzarova: A Mandate for the Russian People
Mariana Katzarova: A Mandate for the Russian People
Addressing acts of intimidation and reprisals
Addressing acts of intimidation and reprisals
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