ASIA/PAKISTAN - Nobel Peace Prize to Malala "recalls women's rights and the right to education"

Friday, 10 October 2014

Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 awarded to Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, victim of an Taliban attack when she was only 12 years old, "is good news for all of Pakistan and puts the issue of women's rights and the right to education at the center of public debate". This was stated to Fides by Ataurehman Saman, researcher and Director of Catholic publications in the National Commission "Justice and Peace" (NCJP), within the Episcopal Conference of Pakistan.
Malala was hit because she defended the right to education for girls in the Swat valley. The Nobel Peace Prize was also awarded to the Indian, Kailash Satyarthi, 60, an activist for the rights of children. The activists were awarded by the committee of Oslo for the battle carried out in favor of children and their right to education.
Saman says to Fides: "We are grateful to the Nobel Committee. The issue of women's rights and the centrality of the right to education are open issues in Pakistan. It is necessary for the government to step forward to ensure the respect of these rights".
The Catholic Church in Pakistan, Saman recalls, "strongly supports the recognition of the dignity of women and equal opportunities, in the respect of an authentic democratic culture. It is a matter of justice that can help the development of the nation". (PA) (Agenzia Fides 10/10/2014)


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