Valeriia Rybak

Valeriia Rybak

Director of the NGO “Human Rights Vector” since 2016, has professional record at governmental and non-governmental organizations, author and developer of a mechanism of broadcasting trials via technical means of courts, author of researches, publications and handbooks on communication activities of judiciary, observing the right to a fair trial in Ukraine, the impact of war on the mental health in Ukraine.

She has been active in the field of human rights in non-governmental sector since 2008. From 2010 to 2012 she worked as an analyst at the state institution “Governmental Contact Center”. From 2012 to 2016 she developed and coordinated a group of civic observation “OZON” that monitors trials and peaceful assemblies. OZON operates within the civil society organization “Center for Civil Liberties” that was awarded a Nobel Pease Prize in 2022 for human rights activities. In 2015, Valeriia Rybak provided professional training for patrol units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv on “Police and Society Partnership”.  Currently, Ms. Rybak is actively working on issues of healing wounds of war in Ukraine: working on restoring and strengthening the mental health of the population, victims of war, legal education, and strengthening the capabilities of helping professions specialists.