2014 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE to INDIA & PAKISTAN. (1) KAILASH SATYARTHI is an Indian childrens rights activist & (2) MALALA YOUSAFZAI. (1) Kailash Satyarthi has saved tens of thousands of lives. At the age of 26 he gave up a promising career as an electrical engineer and dedicated his life to helping the millions of children in India who are forced into slavery by powerful and corrupt business- and land-owners. His original idea was daring and dangerous. He decided to mount raids on factories — factories frequently manned by armed guards — where children and often entire families were held captive as bonded workers. After successfully freeing and rehabilitating thousands of children, he went on to build up a global movement against child labor. Today Kailash heads up the Global March Against Child Labor, a conglomeration of 2000 social-purpose organizations and trade unions in 140 countries. Yet even as he has become a globally recognized figure, Kailash continues the gritty work of leading raids to free slaves. Kailash believes that he must focus on a range of activities -- from the most grassroots to the most visionary -- in order to win the fight. (2) Malala Yousafzai is a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating womens rights to receive an education in the country. She survived the attempted homicide and was transferred to the UK with her family, where she was able to go to school and has since become a worldwide symbol for the fight against oppression on women and the right to education.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:12:23 +0000
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