Nobel Peace Prize Awarded , to Human Rights Advocates , From Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.<br />Nobel Peace Prize Awarded , to Human Rights Advocates , From Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.<br />CNN reports that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 was awarded to human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine, along with jailed Belarusian advocate Ales Bialiatski. .<br />CNN reports that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 was awarded to human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine, along with jailed Belarusian advocate Ales Bialiatski. .<br />The new laureates, which included Memorial and <br />the Center for Civil Liberties, were honored for their , "outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.” .<br />The new laureates, which included Memorial and <br />the Center for Civil Liberties, were honored for their , "outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.” .<br />The new laureates, which included Memorial and <br />the Center for Civil Liberties, were honored for their , "outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.” .<br />They have for many years promoted <br />the right to criticize power and protect <br />the fundamental rights of citizens, Nobel Committee statement, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the ongoing invasion <br />of Ukraine weighed heavily on choosing <br />the winners of this year's award.<br />The committee said that the Center <br />for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian group, has, “engaged in efforts to identify and document Russian war crimes against the Ukrainian civilian population.”.<br />The committee said that the Center <br />for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian group, has, “engaged in efforts to identify and document Russian war crimes against the Ukrainian civilian population.”.<br />In collaboration with international partners, <br />the center is playing a pioneering role <br />with a view to holding the guilty parties <br />accountable for their crimes, Nobel Committee statement, via CNN.<br />In collaboration with international partners, <br />the center is playing a pioneering role <br />with a view to holding the guilty parties <br />accountable for their crimes, Nobel Committee statement, via CNN.<br />Memorial was founded in 1987 <br />and has become one of Russia's <br />major human rights watchdogs.<br />Earlier this year, the group was shut down <br />by Russian courts, further reducing <br />Russia's civil rights landscape.<br />CNN reports that Bialiatski has <br />been documenting human rights <br />abuses in Belarus since the 1980s. .<br />He was arrested in 2020 amid <br />protests against Belarusian President <br />Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia.<br />He was arrested in 2020 amid <br />protests against Belarusian President <br />Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia.<br />On December 10, the Nobel Prizes will <br />officially be awarded at a ceremony marking <br />the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.<br />On December 10, the Nobel Prizes will <br />officially be awarded at a ceremony marking <br />the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death
