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"We see this Prize as a recognition of the efforts of the Ukrainian people, who have bravely stood up to the attempts to destroy peaceful development of Europe, as well as a celebration of the work being done by human rights activists in order to prevent military threat for the entire world. We are proud of having Ukrainian language heard during the official ceremony for the first time in history."

Oleksandra Matviichuk,
Nobel Prize Speech,
2022.

#SlavaUkraini

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2022/center-for-civil-liberties/lecture/

The Nobel Peace Prize 2022

The 2022 Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. <br><br>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.

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"Peace, progress and human rights are inextricably linked. A state that kills journalists, imprisons activists, or disperses peaceful demonstrations poses a threat not only to its citizens. Such a state poses a threat to the entire region and peace in the world as a whole. Therefore, the world must adequately respond to systemic violations. In political decision-making, human rights must be as important as economic benefits or security. This approach should be applied in foreign policy too."
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"The democratic world has grown accustomed to making concessions to dictatorships. And that is why the willingness of the Ukrainian people to resist Russian imperialism is so important. We will not leave people in the occupied territories to be killed and tortured. People’s lives cannot be a “political compromise”. Fighting for peace does not not mean yielding to pressure of the aggressor, it means protecting people from its cruelty."

Olexsandra Matviichuk,
Nobel Prize Speech.
2022

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"Politicians are tempted to avoid looking for complex strategies, which require a lot of time. They often act as if global challenges would disappear by themselves. But the truth is that they only get worse. We, people who want to live in peace, should tell politicians that we need a new architecture of the world order."

Olexsandra Matviichuk,
Nobel Prize Speech,
2022

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"We may not have political tools, but we still have our words and our position. Ordinary people have much more influence than they think they do. Voices of millions of people from different countries can change world history faster than interventions of the UN."

Olexsandra Matviichuk

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"War turns people into numbers. We have to reclaim the names of all victims of war crimes. Regardless of who they are, their social status, type of crime they have suffered, and whether the media and society are interested in their cases. Because anyone’s life is priceless."

Olexsandra Matviichuk

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"Our world has become very complex and interconnected. Right now, people in Iran are fighting for their freedom. People in China are resisting the digital dictatorship. People in Somalia are bringing child soldiers back to peaceful life. They know better than anyone what it means to be human and stand up for human dignity."

"Our future depends on their success. We are responsible for everything that happens in the world."

Olexsandra Matviichuk

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"Since this Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony takes place during the war, I will allow myself to reach out to people around the world and call for solidarity. You don’t have to be Ukrainians to support Ukraine. It is enough just to be humans."

Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2022 Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine.
Delivered by Oleksandra Matviichuk,
Oslo, 10 December 2022.

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#Solidarity

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This thread has been quoting from the transcript of the 2022 Nobel Prize Lecture, delivered by Olexandra Matviichuk of the Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine.
The full lecture can be found on the link below.👇

#HumanRights
#NobelPrize
#SlavaUkraini

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2022/center-for-civil-liberties/lecture/

The Nobel Peace Prize 2022

The 2022 Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. <br><br>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.

NobelPrize.org