Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai.
Afghan women prepare almonds at a factory on the outskirts of Aybak in Samangan Province on September 9, 2024.
She co-founded “Her Story,” which encourages Afghan girls to share their stories, spotlighting the voices of those still in Afghanistan.
Teenage girls and women are not allowed to study or work and can only leave the house with a male relative.
“Human rights are protected in Afghanistan and no one is discriminated,” said spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat Fitrat.
Persons:
Nila Ibrahimi, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Ibrahimi, ”, Canada Ibrahimi, ” Ibrahimi, Richard Bennett, ” Bennett, Afghanistan’s, Hamdullah Fitrat
Organizations:
CNN, Getty, Foundation, Geneva, Human Rights, United Nations, UN, Women, Taliban
Locations:
”, Afghanistan, Kabul, Aybak, Samangan Province, AFP, Canada, Pakistan, Germany, Australia, Netherlands