Oleksandra Matviichuk
Human rights defender and Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022
After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Oleksandra launched the Tribunal for Putin initiative to document international crimes across all regions of Ukraine, including the occupied territories. Matviichuk is the author of numerous reports submitted to UN bodies, the Council of Europe, the European Union, the OSCE, and the International Criminal Court. In 2022, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for the work of the Center for Civil Liberties, the Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament, and the Right Livelihood Award. The Financial Times named her one of the 25 most influential women in the world. In 2025, Matviichuk received the prestigious Dutch Auschwitz Award.