Freedom Is Not a Given, Says Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Global human rights systems have weakened because people take them for granted, according to Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. <i>”Today’s generation, even in developed democracies, has inherited human rights, democracy, the rule of law from their parents and did not fight for them themselves. They take them for granted. In fact, freedom is not a given. We make choices every day. And the values of modern civilization must be protected.”</i> Matviichuk looks to people on the ground for inspiration. Watch the video to learn more about what Oleksandra Matviichuk shared about world peace and the war in Ukraine.