Kailash Satyarthi

At-a-Glance

Co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Founder of Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (since 2024).
Founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980, which has liberated over 138,000 children in India from child labor, slavery, and trafficking.
Conceived and led the Global March Against Child Labour in 1998, an 80,000 km march across 103 countries that contributed to the adoption of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.
Established GoodWeave International (previously Rugmark), a certification and social labeling mechanism for child labor-free carpets in South Asia.
Founding president of the Global Campaign for Education, a civil society movement working to end the global education crisis.
Served on the boards and committees of international organizations including the Center for Victims of Torture (USA), the International Labour Rights Fund (USA), and the Cocoa Initiative.

Biography

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer and a 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate, recognized for his dedicated struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the universal right of all children to education. He is the founder of multiple social activist organizations, including the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, Global March Against Child Labour, and Bachpan Bachao Andolan.