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Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, described as "cruel" a policy launched by US President Donald Trump to separate children from illegal immigrants from their families during his first visit to South America to promote girls' education. More than 2,300 children were separated from their parents after the Trump administration began a "zero tolerance" policy against illegal immigrants in early May, seeking to prosecute all adults who cross the Mexican border illegally in the United States. United.
"It's cruel, it's unfair and it's inhumane, I do not know how we could do that," Yousafzai told Reuters on Wednesday.
"I hope the children can be with their parents."
His harsh words contrasted with his overwhelming praise last year for Canada's welcoming refugees under the leadership. by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau At the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, Malala also questioned Trump's record on women's rights.
Yousafzai, known by her first name, was traveling to Rio de Janeiro to launch Expansion of its charity, the Malala Fund.Its goal in Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America, is to advocate for more public spending on education, a big task after that the country has adopted a constitutional amendment freezing federal spending in real terms for two decades, and hopes to attract about 1.5 million girls currently out of school, with a focus on minority roups that drag white kids on key indicators like literacy and high school completion. [
19659010] "It is important for us to reach the indigenous and Afro-Brazilian population in Brazil, these girls are facing many challenges," Malala said in an interview
. the youngest Nobel laureate in the world, honored for her work with her foundation, a charity she's created to support education advocacy groups with a focus on Pakistan , Nigeria, Jordan, Syria and Kenya.
-old returned to Pakistan for the first time since a Taliban gunman shot him in the head in 2012 on his blog in favor of girls' education.
