Nobel Peace Prize-winning group monitoring violations in Ukraine

KYIV — While Russia's invasion of Ukraine added more urgency to their work, the Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has been monitoring rights violations and potential war crimes in Ukraine for years.

One of Ukraine's leading human rights organizations, the Center for Civil Liberties, was founded in 2007 with the goal of pressuring authorities to make Ukraine a full-fledged democracy and ensure it is governed by the rule of law.

When a conflict with Russian-backed forces erupted in eastern Ukraine in 2014, the group began documenting human rights abuses and the disappearance of Kremlin critics, journalists and activists.

Since Russia has invaded the country this year, it has been working with national and international partners to methodically document Russian crimes against Ukrainian civilians in an effort to bring accountability.