“People in Ukraine meet the Human Rights Day in fight for freedom and for human dignity. Ten years ago, Russia has launched the war of aggression against Ukraine. Russia occupied Crimea, part of eastern regions, and two years ago extended this war to the large scale invasion. Because Putin is not afraid of NATO. Putin is afraid of the idea of freedom”, – Oleksandra Matviichuk is a Ukrainian human rights defender, winner of the Vasyl Stus Prize and the Defender of Democracy Award. She is the Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.