Trudeau meets with Ukraine’s Nobel prize laureate Matviichuk

Trudeau meets with Ukraine’s Nobel prize laureate Matviichuk

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke in Ottawa with Ukrainian human rights defender, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviychuk.

Trudeau wrote about the meeting on X.

"Oleksandra Matviichuk is a proud Ukrainian who is dedicating her life to defending civil liberties in her homeland and abroad.  Our conversation was a powerful reminder that our rights and freedoms are never a guarantee. They are hard-fought for and protected by brave people like her," said the head of the Canadian government.

As reported earlier, Oleksandra Matviichuk is a Ukrainian human rights activist, head of the Center for Civil Liberties NGO, laureate of the Vasyl Stus and Defender of Democracy awards.

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She was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Matviichuk works on the issue of human rights in Ukraine and the OSCE region.

This week, Matviichuk launched a tour across Canada, where she will hold meetings in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg.

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