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Maria Tomak

Maria Tomak

Affiliated Researcher and Advocacy Expert, Truth Hounds, Ukraine

Human rights researcher, investigative journalist, and international advocate specializing in documenting violations during armed conflict and countering foreign fighter recruitment.

Her career in civil society and public service includes co-founding the Media Initiative for Human Rights, where she led journalistic investigations into human rights abuses, and coordinating international advocacy campaigns such as LetMyPeopleGo on behalf of political prisoners. From 2022 to 2024, she served as Head of the Crimea Platform Department at the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, focusing on diplomatic outreach and de-occupation strategies with countries in the Global South.

She is a recipient of a national human rights prize in Ukraine, a co-organizer of the Crimea Global Conference, and a researcher with Truth Hounds, where her work centers on investigating Russia’s recruitment of foreign fighters and producing documentary projects on regional security and justice.