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First of all, everyone must acknowledge and feel that child slavery still exists in the world, in its ugliest face and form.

— Kailash Satyarthi Interview with Nobel Media (2014)

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I was personally concerned and involved in child rights-related activities right from my childhood.

If they cry for their parents, they are beaten severely, sometimes hanged upside down from trees and even branded or burned with cigarettes.

Kailash Satyarthi’s crusade to save childhood continues… (2014)

We work with broken families and broken people who've lost hope and are helpless.

Times of India interview (2014)

We work against a social evil. If this evil isn't reacting it means we aren't a threat.

Times of India interview (2014)

I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand up against such social evils.

Kailash Satyarthi’s crusade to save childhood continues… (2014)

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