Ales Bialiatski, an activist from Belarus, has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights and democracy.
The activist was awarded the prize alongside two human rights organisations — Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties.
“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,” the statement reads.The committee said Bialiatski has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peaceful development in his home country while government authorities tried to silence him.
“Despite tremendous personal hardship, Mr Bialiatski has not yielded an inch in his fight for human rights and democracy in Belarus.”According to the committee, Memorial compiled information on political oppression and human rights violations in Russia, while the Center for Civil Liberties has engaged in efforts to identify and document Russian war crimes against the Ukrainian civilian population since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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