Barbora Bukovská is a Czech-Slovak human rights attorney and activist, known originally for her work on racial discrimination of Romani people in the Czech Republic and Slovakia,[1][2][3] and later for free speech advocacy.
and Others vs. Slovakia at the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR), concerning the access of forcibly sterilized women to their medical documents.
She initiated and litigated many high-profile cases at the European Court against Russia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary or the Czech Republic concerning the rights of people with mental health disabilities.
In August 2013, together with Gavin MacFadyen, and Julian Assange, she founded Courage Foundation, originally the Journalistic Source Protection Defence Fund.
[23] In this period, Courage Foundation supported legal defense and advocacy for Edward Snowden (NSA whistleblower), Jeremy Hammond (Stratfor hacktivist), Matt DeHart, Lauri Love and Chelsea Manning.