Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi in 2012
Born	(1954-01-11) 11 January 1954 (age 71) Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Engineering
Occupation(s)	Activist for children's rights and children's education
Known for	Activism
Awards	Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Medal of the Italian Senate Alfonso Comin International Award International Peace Prize, Germany Defenders of Democracy Award 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Website	kailashsatyarthi.net

Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian children's rights activist.^[1] He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) in 1980. He has acted to protect the rights of 80,000 children.^[2][3]

He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".^[4][5]

1. ↑ P.J. George. "Malala, Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize". The Hindu.
2. ↑ "'Nobel peace prize 'an honour to children in slavery', Kailash Satyarthi says'". The Times of India. Reuters. 2014-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
3. ↑ "Who is Kailash Satyarthi?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
4. ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2014". Nobel Foundation. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
5. ↑ (in French) « Le prix Nobel de la paix attribué à Malala Yousafzai et Kailash Satyarthi » Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Ijsberg Magazine, 10 octobre 2014