Pakistani
teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the 2013 UN Human Rights
Prize, an honour previously given to icons like late Nelson Mandela in
recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights.
The
prize is awarded every five years and has previously been bestowed on Amnesty
International and former US president Jimmy Carter.
President
of China Disabled Persons' Federation president, Mr. Deng Pufang, was
awarded the 2003 United Nations Prize for Human Rights at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2003.
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