LONDON: History was made on Friday when an Indian and a Pakistani jointly shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014.
India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's
Malala Yousafzay were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "showing great
personal courage" and their struggle against the suppression of children
and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Malala is the youngest to be awarded the globally prestigious annual prize.
The committee said Kailash Satyarthi
maintained Mahatma Gandhi's tradition and headed various forms of
protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing on the grave
exploitation of children for financial gain. He has also contributed to
the development of important international conventions on children's
rights".
"Children must go to school and not be
financially exploited. In the poor countries of the world, 60% of the
present population is under 25 years of age. It is a prerequisite for
peaceful global development that the rights of children and young people
be respected. In conflict-ridden areas in particular, the violation of
children leads to the continuation of violence from generation to
generation," the committee said.
Talking about Malala, it said "Despite
her youth, Malala has already fought for several years for the right of
girls to education, and has shown by example that children and young
people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. This she
has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic
struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls' right to
education".
The struggle against suppression and for
the rights of children and adolescents contributes to the realization
of the "fraternity between nations" that Alfred Nobel mentions in his
will as one of the criteria for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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