Prestigious award: Malala wins children’s peace prize

THE HAGUE: Teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by a Taliban militant last October after campaigning for girls’ rights to education, has won the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights announced on Tuesday.

The 16-year-old Pakistani will receive the award from 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights campaigner Tawakkol Karman at a glittering ceremony in The Hague on September 6, the Amsterdam-based organisation said.

Malala “risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world,” KidsRights said in a statement.

“By awarding the 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize ... KidsRights shines the spotlight on a brave and talented child who has demonstrated special dedication to children’s rights,” it added.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 28^th, 2013.