Oleksandra Borovyk
I’m an explorer of life, a human rights defender, and a tamer of chaos. As a September Virgo, I crave order in everything, especially in human rights — people shouldn’t suffer because of imperfect legislation. For me, law is a way to “stitch together” a psychedelic, schizophrenic reality in which different acts affect people’s lives. The Constitution recognises the person, their honour and dignity as the highest value — there can be many houses, but a person has only one life. I came to Insight after an anti-discrimination training, became devoted to protecting transgender people, and now I respond, propose, forewarn, analyse, draft documents, and find a way out of any dead end.
What energises me:
The field of human rights is about room for the mind and the chance to do what no one has done before. My absolute element is:
- Systematisation and analysis: working with documents, structuring and analysing everything happening around.
- A strategic approach: planning actions and finding legal ways out of the most complex situations.
- Sharing knowledge: educating, conveying the letter of the law, and inspiring others through human rights work.
Quick interview:
What do you do when you’re not saving human rights?
I travel around Ukraine and explore historic architecture.
One sentence about yourself that isn’t a job title:
Oh, let’s get to the point.
Three words that describe you:
Humorous. Aristocratic. Clever.
Your credo or working motto:
“Don’t touch me — I’m busy analysing what’s going on.”
Any queer watching recommendations?
The film Boys Don’t Cry — a compelling and profound piece of cinema.
Publications, interviews and media archive:
- On the art of interviewing a client: learning to listen and to hear effectively
- Restrictions on citizens’ right to travel abroad in case of unpaid financial obligations
- A useful resource: the automated enforcement-proceedings system (ASVP)
- If you have credit obligations
- If you have credit obligations. Part 2
