Tukhan Ediev is a licensed Ukrainian attorney and human rights defender with over 20 years of experience in legal aid, humanitarian programming, and engagement with law enforcement and security services. He has led national and multi-regional initiatives to protect vulnerable populations, advance human rights, and strengthen civil society in Ukraine.
Since August 2025, he has served as Programme Officer at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) in Ukraine, coordinating projects that strengthen the country’s human rights infrastructure, support Ukraine’s EU accession, and promote local access to justice. Previously, working for Freedom House Ukraine, he managed nationwide programs addressing hate-motivated violence, civic oversight of security services, and civic initiative support, including legal assistance for prisoners of war and locating missing persons.
Earlier, he worked with the Danish Refugee Council and UNHCR, providing legal aid to refugees, stateless persons, and IDPs implementing protection programs, and contributing to EU-aligned border guard reforms with the International Organization for Migration. He has many years of experience designing training programs and conducting workshops for youth, judges, law enforcement officers, border guards and local activists across Ukraine and abroad.
An active member of the Committee on Civil Society Engagement at the Ukrainian National Bar Association, Tukhan is also an author and co-author of publications on human rights, migration law, and refugee protection. Guided by the belief that “justice and faith naturally go together”, he continues to champion human rights through strategic partnerships, legal expertise, and capacity-building initiatives.