from regional and global organizations. Continuous feedback from affected communities ensures that CAPN’s participation remains accountable and grounded in lived experience, even in contexts of limited digital access and bureaucratic obstacles. 11. a) Do you believe communications sent by the Special Rapporteur to governments which are alleged to have violated the rights of human rights defenders are an effective means of protection? Please give examples for your answer. Communications from the Special Rapporteur raise important international awareness and exert diplomatic pressure, which can create protective visibility for human rights defenders facing legal or political threats. However, their protection effectiveness depends largely on the government’s responsiveness and political context. In Nepal, while such communications add weight to advocacy, they must be coupled with sustained grassroots mobilization, legal support, and trust-building efforts from community-led organizations like CAPN to mitigate risks comprehensively. 12. What is the most important message that you would like the Special Rapporteur to bring to the international community about human rights and human rights defenders? The international community must recognize and support the critical role of stateless-led, communitycentric organizations like CAPN that combine legal advocacy with psychosocial, social inclusion, and economic empowerment to address complex citizenship and statelessness issues. Protecting human rights defenders requires fostering genuine collaboration, flexible funding, and capacity building that prioritizes affected communities’ leadership and lived experience. Governments must be urged to take international human rights recommendations seriously and to enable safe environments for grassroots organizations to operate without fear of reprisal, acknowledging that civil society is indispensable for democratic governance and sustainable human rights progress. 11