Vitalina Koval

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Vitalina Koval is a Ukrainian human rights activist. She campaigns for women rights and LGBTI rights. She is from Uzhhorod. [1]

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Activism

Vitalina Koval organised social events for LGBTI people but these were largely secret. [2] She then set up a community centre for LGBTI people in Uzhhorod. The centre offered peer to peer support to LGBTI people. [3]

Koval campaigns for the protection of minorities from hate crimes.i [4] She organised International Women's Day rallies in 2017 and in 2018. [5] Karpatska Sich, a radical group attacked the rally in 2018. Vitalina Koval sustained an eye injury after being doused with paint. She reported this attack to the police. Two people are being prosecuted for this attack but the investigation to qualify the attack as a hate crime is ongoing. [6] [ needs update ] In 2018, Koval's case was featured in Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign. [7] [ clarification needed ]

Koval and members of her group have received threats from far-right groups. [8]

International Human rights advocacy

Koval attended the Human Rights Summit in Paris. [9] She also met EU high representative Federica Mogherini at the Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers in Helsinki in August 2019. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Random Attacks, Chemical Burns: Fighting Ukraine's Antigay Extremists". www.advocate.com. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ↑ ""I want my country to be a better place" - Ukrainian LGBT+ rights activist Vitalina Koval on her fight for justice". GCN. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Meet Vitalina, a brave human rights defender and LGBTI activist!". Intreeweek. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Random Attacks, Chemical Burns: Fighting Ukraine's Antigay Extremists".
  5. ↑ "Vitalina Koval, LGBTI activist from Ukraine". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Protect Ukrainian activist Vitalina Koval". Amnesty International Ireland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Write for Rights 2018: Vitalina Koval case resources". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  8. ↑ ""I want my country to be a better place" - Ukrainian LGBT+ rights activist Vitalina Koval on her fight for justice". GCN. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  9. ↑ "Vitalina Koval – HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WORLD SUMMIT 2018" . Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  10. ↑ "[Opinion] Passing the baton: will Borrell buck the anti-rights trend?". EUobserver. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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