Civil Rights Defender of the Year 2024 – Ukrainian Mariia Sulialina documents grave violations against children25.4.2024 08:02:16 CEST | Civil Rights Defenders
The 2024 Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award goes to Mariia Sulialina, 27, head of the Ukrainian human rights organisation Almenda. Mariia Sulialina became a human rights activist when she was only 15. For many years she has fought tirelessly to hold accountable those responsible for the abuses committed against children during the war in Ukraine.