‘Share your Stories’; Nila Ibrahimi Wins Children’s Peace Prize for Advocating for Afghan Girls

A 17-year-old Afghan child who has fought for the civil rights of women has been honoured with a major worldwide reward. In the meantime, the girl’s country of origin forbids her from addressing in open communities. Last week, Nila Ibrahimi received the International Children’s Peace Prize. Famous individuals such as Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ schooling, and Greta Thunberg, an environmental influential figure, have formerly received the award.

Ibrahimi’s brave commitment of standing up for the “rights of girls” in Afghanistan gained her the prestigious honour. The ruling Taliban group, who took over the power in the country for a second time three years ago, have set up restrictive policies that are actually silencing the female society. Ibrahimi established a web reputation before to Taliban tenure after loudly voicing her fight against Kabul’s schooling influence. The pressure was meant for modifying a law that prevented schoolgirls from singing.

Nila’s brother posted a recording of her performing that she previously made on social media platforms. After the “IAmMySong” movement acquired popularity, the prohibition was removed in a matter of few months. “Wow, it was the initial time that I recalled that. In a video message,” she declared, “I am able to speak up if I really want it, if I believe this is how I would like to live.”

After the Taliban took control of Kabul, Ibrahimi was a teenager, having only fifteen years old. Shortly after a 2-decade occupation, the United States and its coalition partners withdrew in an unorganized way, resulting in the Taliban’s return to authority.

New Campaign in Canada

Ibrahimi and her entire family left the country with the aid of the 30 Birds Foundation. After a stay in Pakistan, she moved to Canada, in which she is now a voice for Afghan females.

Girls in Afghanistan are encouraged to recount their experiences through “Her Story,” which Nila co-founded in Canada. The tales of people who are still in Afghanistan are brought into focus by the organization. “Those girls who are abandoned in Afghanistan and left without hope are on my mind every single day. I make choices about my life and accept the person I want to be in Canada, but what about them?” During last year’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Ibrahimi made these comments.

The Taliban ruling system shut down schooling for female groups older than 12 after gaining control. Adolescent females are allowed to go out of their homes with an adult male caretaker and are not permitted to seek employment or education. They have to dress according to religious tenets and are forbidden to speak publicly.

Recreation centers, fitness centers, and other open spaces are under restrictions for women in Afghanistan. They also are prohibited from traveling without authorization. The constraints reflect an important erosion of the liberties that have been achieved during the twenty years since the Taliban last controlled Afghanistan during the 1990s.

Numerous prominent UN experts criticized the Taliban for their execution in public. The killing was described as a “clear violation of human rights” by the UN Special Envoy to Afghanistan. The Taliban have barred Bennett from entering Afghanistan on grounds of propagandizing. The group has been charged by various western countries of breaking the United Nations Convention on the Complete Elimination of Every Kind of Segregation Against Women.