Aleksei Sokolov
HRD, Head
"Legal Basis"
Aleksei Sokolov is a human rights defender from Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the head of the human rights organization “Legal Basis.” For over 20 years, he has been protecting the rights of prisoners and documenting the violation of rights of the imprisoned population in Russia. He has used his Telegram-based media to bring attention to human rights abuses in detention centres.