Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties win - GulfToday

Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties win

  • 07 Oct 2022
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Ales Bialiatski.

Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

"The 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," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.

"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."

Reuters

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