Lyudmila alexeyeva biography definition

“Lyudmila Alexeyeva was always committed to defending the rights of people and attracted many people to human rights work. She united the efforts of many human rights organisations,” continues Lubov Vinogradova, Russian Research Center (Moscow).

“The era of human rights work in Russia is not over… As a role model, Alexeyeva inspires the next generation of human rights defenders.”

Lyudmila Alexeyeva was among the co-founders of the prominent Moscow Helsinki Group in , established to monitor the civil rights aspects of the landmark Helsinki Accords agreed in

“She could find a common language with each and every human rights defender, regardless of whether they were loyal supporters of the government or radical opponents of the regime.

Her words have always attracted attention as she spoke in a clear and strong manner expressing her thoughts on human rights, as a matter of natural humanity.”

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