The Italian Ambassador Carlo Formosa welcomed Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize 2022 with the NGO “Center for Civil Liberties”, to the Italian Representation.
Matviichuk described the work of her organization, which in over two years has documented more than 78 thousand war crimes committed by the Russian Armed Forces, and provided valuable evidence of the active role of citizens in Ukraine’s effort to achieve resilience and growth. “The contribution of women in our battle for freedom and democracy is significant: courage has no gender,” the lawyer emphasized. Ambassador Formosa, for his part, assured Italy’s attentive listening and maximum support for the work of Ukrainian civil society in favor of a stronger democracy and an ever-increasing protection of human rights.
