Iqbal Masih
Iqbal Masih | |
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اقبال مسیح | |
Masih with Bonded Labour Liberation Front activist Ehsan Ullah Khan in Sheikhupura (1992) | |
| Born | 1 January 1983 |
| Died | 16 April 1995 (aged 12) Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Organization | Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) |
| Known for | Abolitionism |
| Awards | Reebok Human Rights Award (1994) World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (2000, posthumous) Tamgha-e-Shujaat by the Government of Pakistan (2022, posthumous). |
Iqbal Masih (1 January 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani child labourer and activist who was a member of the Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) in Pakistan, campaigning against abusive child labour in the country. He was assassinated on 16 April 1995, at the age of 12, and was posthumously awarded the Tamgha-e-Shujaat by the government of Pakistan.