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The award took place during the PACE session
Photo: Eugene Kravchuk/Facebook
He is the first Ukrainian who became the laureate of this award.
About the award of Butkevich’s award reported in The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Photo: Eugene Kravchuk/Facebook “He remains a powerful symbol of courage and stability in protecting justice and freedom,” – Written The organizers of the award.
Maxim Butkevich co -founded the Center for Human Rights ZMINA and Public Radio. After the start of a full -scale war, the journalist was in defense of Ukraine.
In the summer of 2022 Butkevich was captured. In March 2023, the Ukrainian was sentenced to LNR on fabricated accusations of “abuse with civilian population”. The military was then appointed 13 years in prison.
Human rights activist disappeared After the Court of Appeal in August of the same year in Moscow, he left the verdict in force. Neither the relatives nor the lawyer knew about his fate. Subsequently It turned outthat Maxim is in a colony in Russian occupied by Luhansk region.
While the defender is in the captivity of the Russian Federation Awarded Anna Frank’s special distinction – it is awarded by the Netherlands Embassy for a significant contribution to human rights protection.
In October 2024 Butkevich succeeded return From Russian captivity. Human rights activist toldthat the exchange of prisoners, which resulted in Ukraine, became a surprise for him.
”His path is the embodiment of the struggle of modern Ukraine. The human rights activist who rescued refugees for years. A journalist who built free media. Once a pacifist who, without hesitation, took the weapon to protect his land. A prisoner of war, which passed through the hell of Russian torture, was illegally convicted but did not give up.
This reward is a recognition by the world of superhuman courage of one person and at the same time the sustainability of the whole people who fight for their right to exist, “ – thinks People’s Deputy, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Humanities and Information Policy Yevgeny Kravchuk.
Vaclav Gavel Prize for Human Rights annually award The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in partnership with the Library of Vaclav Gavel and the Charta 77. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate prominent social activity in the field of human rights protection in Europe and abroad.
Prize winners receive 60 thousand euros. The award ceremony takes place during the PACE autumn session.
Earlier American historian and writer Timothy Snyder got Vasyl Stus Prize.
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The award took place during the PACE session
Photo: Eugene Kravchuk/Facebook
He is the first Ukrainian who became the laureate of this award.
About the award of Butkevich’s award reported in The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Photo: Eugene Kravchuk/Facebook “He remains a powerful symbol of courage and stability in protecting justice and freedom,” – Written The organizers of the award.
Maxim Butkevich co -founded the Center for Human Rights ZMINA and Public Radio. After the start of a full -scale war, the journalist was in defense of Ukraine.
In the summer of 2022 Butkevich was captured. In March 2023, the Ukrainian was sentenced to LNR on fabricated accusations of “abuse with civilian population”. The military was then appointed 13 years in prison.
Human rights activist disappeared After the Court of Appeal in August of the same year in Moscow, he left the verdict in force. Neither the relatives nor the lawyer knew about his fate. Subsequently It turned outthat Maxim is in a colony in Russian occupied by Luhansk region.
While the defender is in the captivity of the Russian Federation Awarded Anna Frank’s special distinction – it is awarded by the Netherlands Embassy for a significant contribution to human rights protection.
In October 2024 Butkevich succeeded return From Russian captivity. Human rights activist toldthat the exchange of prisoners, which resulted in Ukraine, became a surprise for him.
”His path is the embodiment of the struggle of modern Ukraine. The human rights activist who rescued refugees for years. A journalist who built free media. Once a pacifist who, without hesitation, took the weapon to protect his land. A prisoner of war, which passed through the hell of Russian torture, was illegally convicted but did not give up.
This reward is a recognition by the world of superhuman courage of one person and at the same time the sustainability of the whole people who fight for their right to exist, “ – thinks People’s Deputy, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Humanities and Information Policy Yevgeny Kravchuk.
Vaclav Gavel Prize for Human Rights annually award The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in partnership with the Library of Vaclav Gavel and the Charta 77. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate prominent social activity in the field of human rights protection in Europe and abroad.
Prize winners receive 60 thousand euros. The award ceremony takes place during the PACE autumn session.
Earlier American historian and writer Timothy Snyder got Vasyl Stus Prize.