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Ms Lesia VASYLENKO (Ukraine, ALDE)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 16/04/2021
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 27/01/2020 to 15/04/2021

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2020 Representative - Ukraine

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 23/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate ALDE: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member ALDE: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 03/03/2025 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 03/03/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 25/01/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/01/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 23/01/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Volodymyr TSABAL (Full Member): Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (from 26/01/2026 to 21/06/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Sergiy VLASENKO (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 23/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Olena KHOMENKO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (since 27/01/2026)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 10:19:15 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, Speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group, I would like to first of all thank our dear colleague Mr Eerik-Niiles KROSS for initiating this debate. Thank you for to Mr Frank SCHWABE for giving us an excellent report. Since Nuremberg, aggression has been called the 'mother of all crimes'. History has taught us that appeasing the aggressor doesn't help. It only leads to more wars, more killings, more destruction... 22/04/2026 | 19:48:13 Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, dear colleagues, for such a lively and important discussion. Dear colleagues, 17 years ago, Mr Sergei MAGNITSKY gave up his life for justice and truth to prevail. This report and resolution make sure that this sacrifice was not in vain. The name of Magnitsky today symbolises accountability.  This report is not about Switzerland. The point of the resolution is not about attacking any one member state of the Council of Europe. Dear colleagues... 22/04/2026 | 18:49:08 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, Sergei MAGNITSKY was a tax lawyer, advising the private company Hermitage Capital Management in Russia. After he uncovered evidence of a massive fraud involving the embezzlement of approximately 230 million US dollars from the Russian Treasury, he contacted law enforcement authorities, as any law-abiding citizen would. Little did he know that the Russian investigators assigned to this case were the very perpetrators of the crime he had uncovered... 22/04/2026 | 16:00:20 Thank you. Dear High Commissioner,  The fate of thousands of Ukrainians, such as Mr Oleh PLACHKOVYI, Mr Serhiy TSYHIPA and Mr Oleh SHEVANDIN remains unknown. They are kept in Russian captivity in torture centres. Similarly, the fate of opposition leader Ms Elene KHOSHTARIA, who is a Georgian opposition leader, also remains unknown as she is subject to degrading treatment in detention. Both cases are examples of how illegal imprisonment is used to silence dissent. These cases are on the rise... 25/06/2025 | 19:48:39 On behalf of the ALDE Group, I would like to thank our rapporteur for this very careful consideration of an important matter. Terrorism remains one of the gravest threats to democratic societies and it is essential that the legal definitions we adopt are clear, targeted and resilient against any misuse. As the rapporteur rightly highlights, the very power of such international legislation also makes it vulnerable to abuse. The European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency, as well as the ODIHR...

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