Oleksandra Matviichuk is the head of the Center for Civil Liberties, which works to defend freedom and human dignity in Ukraine and the OSCE region. She has experience in creating horizontal structures for people's involvement in human rights activities against attacks on rights and freedoms. She also has multi-year practice of documenting violations during armed conflict. She is the author of several reports to various UN bodies, the Council of Europe, the European Union, the OSCE and the International Criminal Court. Oleksandra has gained widespread recognition for her contributions. In 2016, she received the Democracy Defender Award from the OSCE for her "Exclusive Contribution to Promoting Democracy and Human Rights." In 2022, she was honored with the Right Livelihood Award and the Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament. Additionally, that year, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Center for Civil Liberties. Oleksandra met with Lynne Foley OAM, host of the Remarkable Women, Powerful Stories podcast, to discuss holding violators accountable for their abuses and her continued fight for freedom, justice and democracy.
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