Nobel Peace Prize given for dialogue in Tunisia

The Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to the Quartet of the National Dialogue in Tunisia for democratic changes in the country after the 2011 revolution.

According to a press release from the Nobel Committee, the quartet helped the democratization process in Tunisia against the backdrop of political instability and mass popular speeches, providing a peaceful way out of the crisis. As a result, after several years in Tunisia, it was possible to achieve fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution for all residents of the country, regardless of their gender, religion or political convictions.

The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet includes four key civil society organizations in the country - the Tunisian Bar Council, the general union of workers, the League for Human Rights and the Confederation of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts. The quartet acted as a mediator in discussing democratic changes in the country.

In Tunisia, in December 2010, riots began, which led to a change of power in the country. The revolution in Tunisia was called "jasmine" and became the first case of mass popular performances in Muslim countries for many years.

This year, the Nobel Prize has already been awarded on medicine for the treatment of parasites, in chemistry for DNA repair, by physiciste for the transformation of neutrinos, and on literature "For the vociferous sound of prose and the perpetuation of suffering and courage."