Oleksandra Matviichuk

Oleksandra Matviichuk
Олександра Матвійчук
Matviychuk in 2022
Born (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983
Boyarka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Boiarka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine)
NationalityUkrainian
EducationKyiv University (LLM)
Occupation(s)Lawyer and human rights activist

Oleksandra Viacheslavivna Matviichuk (Ukrainian: Олександра В’ячеславівна Матвійчук; born 8 October 1983) is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv. She heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties (Nobel Peace Prize receiver in 2022) and is a campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and the OSCE region. Since October 2022, she has been Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Matviichuk is a member of the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy, a project of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).