Nobel Peace Prize winner urges World leaders to save Rohingya Muslims

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Nobel Peace Prize winner and educational activist Malala Yousafzai urged world leaders on Monday to stop Burmese persecution against the Rohingya Muslim minority, news agencies reported.

“I stand with the Rohingyas, and I encourage people everywhere to do so,” Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported quoted Malala as saying in a statement released by the Malala Fund.

“I call on the leaders of Burma and the world to take immediate action to halt the inhuman persecution of Burma’s Muslim minority Rohingya people,” she said.

After the Rohingyas turned stateless, persecution of the community began soaring in Burma. In recent years, especially since 2012, Rohingyas have been facing an increased level of pressure in many terms.

Lamenting causes of Rohingyas suffering, Malala stressed the right of Rohingyas to citizenship in their country of birth, saying they deserved equal rights and opportunities. “The Rohingyas deserve citizenship in the country where they were born and have lived for generations. They deserve equal rights and opportunities,” the statement added.

In August 2013, Malala won the International Children’s Peace Prize for her dedication to promoting education, and she now lives and attends school in Birmingham, England.

Source: Abna news