Naděžda Kavalírová

Naděžda Kavalírová (13 November 1923 – 20 January 2017) was a Czech paramedic, human rights activist and political prisoner. She became actively involved in the resistance to Czechoslovakia's Communist government. She later headed the Confederation of Political Prisoners (Konfederace politických vězňů České republiky) from 2003 until her death in January 2017.

Kavalírová headed the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes from 2007 to 2013. She also served as the leader of the Confederation of Political Prisoners from 2003 until her death in January 2017.

Naděžda Kavalírová died in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on 20 January 2017, at the age of 93.