OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russia’s Memorial group, and Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties.”They have made an exceptional effort to document acts of war, human rights abuses, and abuses of power.”
They demonstrate the importance of civil society to peace and democracy “Berit Reiss-Andersen, the head of the Norwegian Nobel committee, told reporters.