Nobel Peace Prize 2022: All you need to know about winners from Russia and Ukraine

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 as one individual and two organisations jointly won it. The winners are Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, the Ukrainian NGO Center for Civil Liberties, and the Russian human rights organisation Memorial.



The Nobel laureates of the Peace Prize signify the civil society of everyone's home country. For several years, they have been promoting the right to protect the fundamental rights of citizens and criticising supremacy.


All the Nobel Peace Prize winners have made a significant effort to document war scenarios, the abuse of power and human rights violations.



Since the winners are from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, the Nobel Peace Committee seemed to send an implicit message regarding the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

FAQ:

1. What is the Russian organisation Memorial?
   Memorial was established in 1987 by human rights activists in the former Soviet Union. As one of the oldest Russian civil rights organisations, the Memorial has remained active since the time of Stalin and the victims of Gulgags. The organisation has been working on recent human rights abuses in several Soviet countries, including Russia.
2. What is the Ukrainian NGO Center for Civil Liberties (CCL) profile?
   Ukrainian NGOs have taken a strong stand to empower the country's civil society and authorities to maintain Ukraine's democracy during the ongoing war situation. The Center for Civil Liberties was founded in Kyiv in 2007. It was establised "for the purpose of advancing human rights and democracy" in Ukraine.
3. Who is Ales Bialiatski, the Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2022?
   Ales Bialiatski, a Belarusian civic activist, was one of the prominent initiators of the Belarusian democratic movement in the mid-1980s. Despite the government's repeated attempts to silence Bialiatski, he has not left his fight for democracy and human rights in Belarus.