Center for Civil Liberties
Also known as Centre for Civil Liberties, The Center for Civil Liberties, The Centre for Civil Liberties
Ukrainian civil society organization and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Key facts
- Founded
- 30 May 2007 ; 19 years ago ( 2007-05-30 )
- Type
- Human rights organization
- Purpose
- Human rights group
- Headquarters
- Kyiv , Ukraine
- Chairwoman
- Oleksandra Matviichuk
- Award
- Nobel Peace Prize ( 2022 )
- Website
- ccl .org .ua /en /
via Wikipedia infobox
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- Official website
- ccl.org.ua/en/about-the-ccl
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- inception
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The Center for Civil Liberties (Ukrainian: Центр Громадянських Свобод, romanized: Tsentr Hromadyansʹkykh Svobod) is a Ukrainian human rights organization led by the Ukrainian lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk. It was founded in 2007, with the purpose of pressuring Ukraine's government to make the country more democratic. The organization was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ales Bialiatski and Russian organization Memorial.
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