Belarusian activist, Ukrainian and Russian human rights organizations jointly win Nobel Peace Prize | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it chose to jointly award Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties the prize, saying on Twitter that they “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 Nobel Prize committee said.
“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 committee said.
