Oleksii Zahrebelnyi and his team at FREE ZONE are leading the fight for healthcare access and human rights in Ukraine’s prisons. Founded by people with lived prison experience, their organization is driving real change and reforms—ensuring dignity, medical care, and support for those behind bars and beyond.
What’s Changing in Ukraine’s Prisons?
- Scaling up harm reduction programs—opioid substitution therapy in 30+ prisons by the end of 2025.
- Expanding syringe exchange programs, providing essential health supplies and overdose prevention.
- Advocating for healthcare reform—ensuring medical services in prisons align with national healthcare standards.
- Supporting people post-release—helping thousands of former prisoners obtain documents, housing, and employment.
Because the limitation of freedom should NEVER mean the limitation of the right to health. Join the movement! Support #HealthForAll—because human dignity doesn’t stop at prison walls. Limitation of Freedom ≠ Limitation of the Right to Health.
Watch the full story and see how Ukraine is leading change! https://youtu.be/0JyQGEx-2TA
Learn more about our campaign: https://virusoff.info/en/limitation-of-freedom-limitation-of-the-right-to-health-infocampaign-from-emrhp/
This video is part of the “Limitation of Freedom ≠ Limitation of the Right to Health” campaign, highlighting that people in prisons deserve equal access to healthcare.
Organizers: Eurasian Movement for the Right to Health in Prisons
Media Support: VirusOFF