Malala calls on Myanmar to 'halt persecution' of Rohingyas

June 08, 2015 22:12

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai today urged Myanmar leaders to take "immediate action" to prevent the persecution of the country's Rohingya Muslims, most of whom are considered by the government to be illegal immigrants.

The 17-year-old, who was shot by militants in her native Pakistan for campaigning for girls' rights, said that Rohingyas deserved "equal rights and opportunities" and called for them to be integrated into the country.

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