Iqbal Masih

Pakistani enslaved child, activist against child labour and bonded labour

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A global reference for human genetic variation
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Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
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Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Born: 1 January 1983, Muridke , Punjab, Pakistan
Died: 16 April 1995 (aged 12), Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of death: Assassination ( gunshot wounds )
Organization: Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF)
Known for: Activism against child labour in Pakistan
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).

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Instance of: human
Given name: Iqbal
Gender: male
Citizenship: Pakistan
Place of birth: Muridke
Place of death: Muridke
Occupation: human rights defender
Languages spoken: Urdu
Religion: Christianity
Award: Reebok Human Rights Award
Image: Ehsan Ullah Khan meets a shy and afraid Iqbal Masih (cropped).png

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date of death: 1995-04-16
date of birth: 1982-00-00
social classification: slave
manner of death: murder
Commons category: Iqbal Masih
name in native language: اقبال مسیح

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Family background and bonded labour

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