Mykyta Kozyrenko

Project Manager in Europe

WEST SUPPORT
Europe

The European office of the international human rights agency West Support was founded in 2021. Hub offices are located in Warsaw, Poland. The goal is to fight for human rights and democratic values in Eastern Europe led by authoritarian regimes. Understanding how democratic traditions are built is fundamental. Otherwise, errors in the organization of this process lead to opposite results. To implement this program, West support offices were opened in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine.

WEST SUPPORT provides information and analysis on human rights, political and security developments in Europe, transatlantic relations and Europe's global role. WEST SUPPORT provides independent insights and interdisciplinary expertise that bring together national, regional and global perspectives.

OUR PRIORITIES

Europe’s Global and Regional Role

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Europe’s Governance Challenge

European security

Europe’s Future

In-depth analysis of the growing fractures in Europe’s external relationships with its various partners and competitors and the risks posed by continued instability in Europe’s neighborhood.

Audience engagement on the continued crisis of democracy and the growing schisms between European countries, and their ultimate impact on the trajectory of the European Union.

The fight against Islamist terrorism is as high on our agenda as the complex interplay between climate change and security and global health and security policy.

A forward-looking initiative bringing focus to Europe’s efforts to regulate and safeguard the global commons, from the geopolitical dynamics driving the climate debate to the future of artificial intelligence.

Regional programs

Program

Reshaping European Democracy

The Reshaping European Democracy initiative aims to analyze, debate, and help improve the state of European democracy. It takes a composite look at innovations and trends across Europe’s civil society, citizen participation, digital technology, political parties, and institutional reforms, and assesses how they are shaping the future of democracy in Europe.

Program for the protection of human rights in Ukraine

The last days have revealed to the world mass cases of human rights violations by Russian troops in Ukraine. Especially many cases are recorded in settlements liberated from occupation.

Regional Election Observation Program

Impartial, credible election observers play a key role in shaping perceptions about the quality and legitimacy of electoral processes.

Election observation missions start long before election day, with experts and long-term observers analyzing election laws, assessing voter education and registration, evaluating fairness in campaigns, and monitoring the impact of social media. On election day, observers assess the casting and counting of ballots. In the days and weeks after the election, observers monitor the tabulation process, electoral dispute resolution, and the publication of final results.