Three “champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence” this year share the Nobel Peace Prize, which in times of war in Ukraine and on Vladimir Putin’s birthday was also a poisoned gift for the Russian president. Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, detained for more than a year without trial, the Russian organization Memorial, outlawed by Moscow, and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties are the 2022 winners.
“Nobel Peace Laureates represent civil society in their countries. For many years they have promoted the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They made an exceptional effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrated the importance of civil society for peace and democracy”, said the president of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, during the official announcement in Oslo.
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