Biden congratulates Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties on winning 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

“This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners remind us that, even in dark days of war, in the face of intimidation and oppression, the common human desire for rights and dignity cannot be extinguished. On behalf of the American people, I congratulate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, and the Russian organization Memorial on this deserved honor,” reads the statement by U.S. President Joe Biden published on the website of the White House.

The U.S. leader praised the important role of the Center for Civil Liberties during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

“In the midst of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine, the Center for Civil Liberties is documenting in real time the war crimes and atrocities Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian people,” he noted.

As reported, Ales Biliatski, Head of the Belarusian Viasna Human Rights Centre, Russia’s Memorial human rights organization, and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties human rights organization became the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winners.

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