Oleksandra Matviichuk is a human rights activist and civil society leader based in Ukraine. She heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties and is a campaigner for democratic reforms in Ukraine and the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) region.
Amongst other distinctions, Oleksandra has been awarded with Ukraine’s Woman of Courage (2017) by the United States Embassy in Kyiv and the Right Livelihood Award (2022) for “working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today.” She was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022. The Centre for Civil Liberties was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ales Bialiatski and Russian organization Memorial. This was the first Nobel Prize awarded to a Ukrainian citizen or organization.