Ales Bialiatski

Nobel Prize in Peace 2022

“The Peace Prize laureates 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. 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.”

Ales Bialiatski is a Belarusian human rights activist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for his work promoting civil society, the right to criticise power, and fundamental rights, and for documenting abuses of power.

Field

Political Science · Human rights

Lifespan

1962–