“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful”-Malala Yusufzai.
“I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global spending on armies is enough to bring all of our children into classroom” - Kailash Satyarthi
Today is world human rights day, which came into existence on
December 10, 1948 upon universal declaration and proclamation of human rights. Generally
on this day, noble peace prize is also conferred on those personalities whose
notable work become a reason for positive change across the globe. Today on December
10, 2014, two distinct personalities from two neighbouring countries – India and
Pakistan have been conferred upon this most prestigious recognition- noble peace
prize 2014.
I am talking about Kailash Satyarthi from India who is in
endless effort to save children from various forms of atrocities through his Bachpan
Bachao Andolan since 1980. Whereas Malala Yusufzai from Pakistan who is known
for raising her fearless voice in support of
education and rights to children specially for girls across the globe. And
of course who can forget her deadly encounter with Taliban gunman who shot life
claiming bullets into her tender skull. But, eventually, she came out with more
fearless spirit and resolution.
Both of them belong to the countries which are sworn enemy of
each other but alongwith rich culture and heritage, share maligned attributes such as formidable corruption,
rapacious lust to increase arsenal, dwindling basic facilities which every
citizen expects from his / her government, gutter politics, extremism and grass
negligence towards two extreme forms of life- children and aged people .
Though,Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yusufzai represent two different
age, they share same concern and responsibility
when it comes to care and shape the
present and future of every child around the world, which , unfortunately, even
the great nations and organizations have failed to recognize and address
through their most advanced and systematic mechanism.
In his speech satyarthi reflected his thoughts by saying, “there
is no greater violence than to deny our children to dream”. Unfortunately, we
have recognized and addressed only the visible form of violence and bothered to
tackle it. Whereas, the aspirations and small- small dreams of children have
been sidelined and slowly removed from the priority list of governments. No one
knows and seems bothered about the fate of those 250 girls of Nigeria who were
kidnapped by the local terrorist outfit – Boko Haram in April this year. It is
the children who are most helpless in case of any outbreak of war and social
unrest. Consequently their little dreams and aspirations to be something get
crushed.
Out of his experience, in his speech, Satyarthi further said
that every time he freed a child from child trafficking, slavery or child
labour he saw the god smiling through their faces. He stressed on global
compassion for each other and surprised everyone by saying that by withdrawing
the seven day military expenditure we can bring all children to the schools.
Whereas Malala, in her speech said that she would continue
her fight for education for children until she see every child in school.
These two great personalities who endangered their lives for
a greater cause, shared the dais on this day and sent a ripple of promising hope
around the world especially to the children that still there are some people
who care for them and are working for their cause.
There are many Kailash Satyarthi
and Malala Yusufzai who are fighting this holy crusade anonymously to save the precious
childhood on their front and waiting their people and governments to join
them.
