Tetiana Barantsova

Tetiana Barantsova (; 5 August 1973 – 17 April 2025) was a Ukrainian disability rights activist and the founder of Ami-Skhid organisation. In 2020, she was appointed Ukrainian Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She was the 2020 European winner of the Nansen Refugee Award.

Early life and education Barantsova was born in 1973 in Luhansk. The organisation undertakes advocacy and provides counselling and support services to people with disabilities. In 2020, she was the European winner of the Nansen Refugee Award.

As of 2022, she was an advisor to the government of Ukraine. She was appointed Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and was working to organize the evacuation abroad of people with disabilities and mobility-impaired people from various regions of Ukraine.

Personal life and death Barantsova was married to Oleksiy Soroka, and had one son.

Awards On 4 December 2011, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olha, 3rd Class.

In 2020, she was the European winner of the Nansen Refugee Award.