Afghan teen wins International Peace Prize for advocating girls’ rights

Nila Ebrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan girl, has won the 20th International Children’s Peace Prize for her advocacy of women’s and girls’ rights.

The KidsRights Foundation announced in a statement that the award ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 19, at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.

The prestigious award was presented to Nila by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman.

Ebrahimi was selected from 165 nominees representing 47 countries for her leadership in a...