181. Olena Sotnyk - Ensuring Ukraine Makes Progress in Judicial Reform to Defend Individual Rights in War

In Ukraine, as in many other countries, law enforcement and security agencies are closed systems with their own rules and mutual support. In time of war, the number of security-related and military organisations greatly increases, and the number of people in their ranks swell massively. The potential for abuse and infringement of civil rights is huge and is a risk for any country at war. On top of that are the tens of thousands of war crimes being committed by the invaders. My guest today is an expert in the law and judicial reform, who is ensuring Ukraine makes progress on these fronts, to defend individual rights and liberty even in wartime. Olena Sotnyk was a Member of the Parliament of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, is a Human rights defender, lawyer, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Rasmussen global Senior Representative in Ukraine Millennium Fellow at Atlantic Council. Olena is a well-known legislator and public policy maker in areas such as rule of law, judicial system reform, anticorruption, euro integration and youth policy. She has successfully represented Ukraine in the international arena and is one of the leading the voices of Ukrainians against Russian aggression.