{"id":34228,"date":"2026-10-22T19:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=34228"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:54:58","slug":"matviichuk-vidznaka-meri-oheyhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/matviichuk-vidznaka-meri-oheyhen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobel laureate Matviychuk honoured in Kyiv: details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 22 October in Kyiv, Oleksandra Matviychuk, Head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, received the Mary O\u2019Hagan Award at the 10th Ukrainian Women\u2019s Congress. The human rights activist was recognised for her contribution to women\u2019s leadership, the defence of human rights and the fight for justice. The award was presented by Tetyana Tepliuk, a female soldier with the Azov Brigade, whose call sign is \u00abKhreshchena\u00bb.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matviychuk was awarded the Mary O\u2019Hagan Prize.<\/li>\n<li>The award was presented in recognition of leadership, the defence of human rights and the fight for justice.<\/li>\n<li>The presentation was conducted by Tetyana Tepliuk, a defender of Mariupol.<\/li>\n<li>The Centre for Civil Liberties was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Congress raised the issue of the release of Ukrainian civilians who have been unlawfully detained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What the winner spoke about and how the winner was chosen<\/h2>\n<p>During the ceremony <strong>Matviychuk<\/strong> She spoke about the role of Ukrainian women in defending the state and upholding human dignity. She called on women to support one another, regardless of their profession or field of work.<\/p>\n<p>The human rights activist linked Ukraine\u2019s struggle to its responsibility towards future generations. In her words, Ukrainian women are fighting for a world in which their daughters will not have to prove their right to equality.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founder of the Congress, Member of Parliament <strong>Maria Ionova<\/strong> She stated that, in selecting the laureate, the scale of Matviychuk\u2019s work and her influence in Ukraine and internationally were taken into account. According to Ionova, the award is intended both to express gratitude and to raise awareness of the laureate\u2019s story amongst others.<\/p>\n<h2>The work of the Centre for Civil Liberties<\/h2>\n<p>Matviychuk heads the Centre for Civil Liberties \u2014 an organisation that defends human rights and documents <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/trybunal-rf-novi-krayiny-pryyednannya\/\">Russia\u2019s war crimes<\/a> and promotes international accountability for them.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Centre for Civil Liberties was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside a Belarusian human rights activist <strong>by Ale\u015b Bialacki<\/strong> and the Russian organisation \u00abMemorial\u00bb. Matviychuk represented the Centre at the ceremony in Oslo and delivered the Nobel lecture.<\/p>\n<p>She advocates holding those guilty of war crimes to account and establishing international mechanisms for justice.<\/p>\n<h2>An award named after Mary O\u2019Hagen<\/h2>\n<p>The Ukrainian Women\u2019s Congress Award was established in 2023. It is presented annually to women whose work promotes social change, defends the rights of others and exemplifies leadership. This year marked the fourth time the award has been presented.<\/p>\n<p>It is named after an international expert <strong>Mary O\u2019Hagen<\/strong>, who, following the Revolution of Dignity, headed the Ukrainian office of the National Democratic Institute for five years and supported the development of women\u2019s political leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Previous winners included a doctor and a volunteer <strong>Natalia Lelyukh<\/strong>, a combat medic with the \u00abHospitaliers\u00bb <strong>Iryna Tsybukh<\/strong>, awarded posthumously, and <strong>Tetyana Tepliuk<\/strong>. Tepliuk defended<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/rosiiany-vtratili-kontrol-port-mariupol\/\"> Mariupol<\/a>, survived captivity in Russia and returned to active duty after her release.<\/p>\n<h2>Themes of the anniversary Ukrainian Women\u2019s Congress<\/h2>\n<p>The Tenth Ukrainian Women\u2019s Congress was held under the slogan \u00abFrom exceptions to new standards\u00bb. Participants discussed the role of women in the military, politics, the economy, public life and decision-making, as well as the challenges facing society in the context of a full-scale war.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, the Ukrainian women who remain unlawfully detained were remembered. 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