MARIIA SULIALINA, HEAD OF THE “CCE “ALMENDA”, RECEIVED THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR 2024 AWARD

“For her outstanding resilience and commitment to human rights, democracy and children’s right to shape their own future, Mariia Sulialina is awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2024”, writes the Civil Rights Defenders Board in its motivation.  

The Civil Rights Defender of The Year Award is an award for outstanding activity in the defense of civil and political rights. It is awarded annually by the Civil Rights Defenders organisation.

“The children in the occupied territories do not receive a proper education because propaganda is such a large part of it. It clearly paints a picture of a future for the children where the boys will become soldiers, the girls will be their support and the rest of the world are enemies that they need to defend themselves against. The children are treated as a mobilization reserve”, Mariia says.

More about the award, as well as a video with Maria, on the website of CRD 

CCE "Almenda" is the Human Rights House Crimea member organisation