Yan Rachinsky, head of Russian civil rights group Memorial, condemned the 'insane and criminal war of aggression against Ukraine.'
The awards were given on Saturday at Oslo City Hall in Norway to representatives for the Kyiv-based Center for Civil Liberties, the banned Russian human rights group Memorial and the jailed Belarusian founder of the Viasna rights group.
When she received her award on Saturday, she said that"we have to prove that the rule of law does work, and justice does exist, even if they are delayed."
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