Oleksandra Viacheslavivna Matviichuk is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv.
13 Facts About Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Oleksandra Matviichuk heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties and is a campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and the OSCE region.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk attended Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, graduating in 2007 when she was conferred a LL.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk started working for the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties in 2007, when it was established.
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In 2012 Oleksandra Matviichuk became a member of the Advisory Council under the Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine's national parliament.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk is the author of a number of reports to various UN bodies, Council of Europe, European Union, OSCE and several submissions to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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On 4 June 2021, Oleksandra Matviichuk was nominated to the United Nations Committee against Torture and made history as Ukraine's first female candidate to the UN treaty body.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk ran on a platform to limit violence against women in conflict.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk called for Vladimir Putin and Russian soldiers to be tried in a special tribunal for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating that it could have a cooling effect on the "brutality of human rights violations that Russian troops are committing".
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In 2007, Oleksandra Matviichuk was awarded the Vasyl Stus Prize for 'outstanding achievements in this field, clear civic position, and active presence in the Ukrainian cultural space'.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk is the youngest winner in the history of the award.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk was awarded a doctor honoris causa from Universite catholique de Louvain on 16 February 2023.