Kailash Satyarthi

Awarded for

His struggle against the suppression of children and young people, and for the right of all children to education

Shared with: Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan)

The story behind the prize

Satyarthi gave up a career in electrical engineering to fight child labour. His movement has freed tens of thousands of children from bonded labour in factories, brick kilns and carpet weaving, and he led the 1998 Global March Against Child Labour.

About

Children's rights activist from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, who founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) in 1980.

Exam facts

• Shared the prize with Malala Yousafzai: one Indian and one Pakistani laureate