Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian group Memorial and Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties named this years winners
Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian group Memorial and Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties named this years winners
This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been jointly awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties, the Nobel Prize committee said on Friday.
The committe in its citation said that: "The #NobelPeacePrize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens."
"They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy," it further added.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.
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