Why it matters: Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine accepted the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize over the weekend for their work to document war crimes and abuse of power.Details: Rachinsky, who heads the Russian human rights group Memorial, said in his acceptance speech that "fascism" under Russian President Vladimir Putin has become “the ideological justification for the insane and criminal war of aggression against Ukraine," according to CNN.- "In today's Russia, no one's personal safety can be guaranteed," he told BBC's HARDtalk program.Zoom out: Both the Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine received the award, as well as Belarusian advocate Ales Bialiatski, Axios' Noah Bressner writes.- The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the three laureates “have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power."