PROJECTOR

The non-governmental organization «PROJECTOR» is a reliable defender of human rights and freedoms with successful experience in advocacy and raising awareness, as well as providing qualified legal and psychological assistance and support in court.

4200+
Requests handled over the life of the project
320+
rights protected
24
experts on the team

Our team

The organization was founded on 29 November 2019.

The team has hands-on experience in cases involving violence, discrimination, hate crimes and war crimes, as well as in running advocacy and awareness-raising initiatives.

Founders:

Vitalii Matvieiev

Head of the board, Head of the Human Rights Clinic project, Attorney, Media lawyer

Lead of the «Human Rights Clinic», «Accessible Justice» and «Safe Space for Youth and Teenagers» projects. Representative to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on the investigation and prosecution of gender-based crimes.

Andrii Radetskyi

Member of the board, war crimes documenter, coordinator

Coordinator of the «Human Rights Clinic» project, crimes documenter for the «Accessible Justice» project, author of the national media campaign #ЛікуємоДобром.

Karolina Palaichuk

Member of the board, Attorney

Attorney for the «Human Rights Clinic» project and legal documenter of crimes for the «Accessible Justice» project.

Human rights protection and support

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Human Rights Clinic

An office providing legal and psychological assistance to social groups vulnerable to discrimination:

  • 01 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV)
  • 02 LGBTIQ+ people
  • 03 survivors of domestic and gender-based violence
  • 04 and those around them who face stigma and discrimination

Accessible Justice: Documenting violations of LGBTQ+ rights by the Russian military in Ukraine

Attorneys, lawyers and documenters gather evidence of gender-based violence and crimes committed by the Russian military on the territory of Ukraine, in order to bring cases under the principle of universal jurisdiction and achieve justice for those affected.

Don’t face the problem alone

We help people stand up for their rights and find the right way forward, and we run advocacy and awareness-raising initiatives.

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