Ordinary People, Extraordinary Acts

Oleksandra Matviichuk leads Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL)—the first Ukrainian organization to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, for its work in defense of human rights. Since Russia began its aggression against Ukraine in 2014, CCL has been focused on documenting war crimes and other abuses perpetrated by its forces. Matviichuk works with a network of civilian investigators who have recorded tens of thousands of often horrific individual cases of suffering—work being done by ordinary people who have taken on extraordinary challenges for the sake of accountability, justice, and the future of their country. Open Society’s foundation in Ukraine—the International Renaissance Foundation—is proud to be a core supporter of CCL, just one of the many civilian organizations whose courage and commitment continue to play a vital role in Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s criminal aggression. Read more about CCL and Oleksandra Matviichuk here: https://ccl.org.ua/en/news/ukraine-challenging-path-to-freedom/ Read more from Oleksandra Matviichuk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/19/matviichuk-ukraine-peace-justice-accountability/ Learn more about Open Society’s work in Ukraine: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/the-open-society-foundations-in-ukraine