來自巴基斯坦西北部的14歲少女馬拉拉 (Malala Yousafzai)，因於博客撰文，揭露在塔利班管治
馬拉拉除了致函外國傳媒，為巴基斯坦婦女和兒童爭取權益
馬拉拉只是一個14歲的少女，只是透過文字這一種平和的
因此，新婦女協進會於2012年10月19日，晚上7
Malala Yousafzai, a 14 year-old girl from Western Pakistan, wrote on her blog about the poor living conditions in the Swat District ruled by the Taliban. These include the prohibition against women’s education and the closure of schools. Based on Pakistani children’s school dropout condition, 10% of all primary school dropouts in the world are Pakistani children. The population of Pakistan is around 160 million, with nearly half of all women population never having received education. In rural areas, only 35% of women have received any education at all. It is understandable why Malala strives for women’s educational opportunities despite being only a 14 year-old girl.
Other than contacting foreign media on the rights of women and children, Malala also criticized the Taliban and the United States for never-ending wars which led to violence against the masses. These actions and criticisms of hers led to revenge from the Taliban. On October 9, 2012, she was assassinated by Taliban armed forces on her way home after school. She was shot in her head and neck, causing severe injuries. Now she has been transferred to Britain for medical treatment and her condition is stable.
Malala is only a 14 year-old girl, she described the fact and stated her opinions by peaceful means, using nothing but words. However, this resulted in violent vengeance that resulted in the near loss of her death. We strongly denounce all forms of violence against women, especially violence used to suffocate the voices of women who devote themselves to gender equality.
In light of the above, the Association for the Advancement of Feminism (AAF) held a candlelight vigil on October 19, 2012 at 7pm at the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier.
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