Nobel Peace Prize - 2014 was awarded to Pakistani schoolgirl and Indian human rights activist

Almaty. October 10. Silkroadnews - Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 became Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yusufzai and Indian human rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, informs KazTAG with reference to the Nobel Committee.
"The Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their fight against the exploitation of children and youth and fight for their right to education", - said the Nobel Committee on Friday.
17-year-old M.Yusufzay is a fighter for the right of girls education. In her blog, she criticized the policy of the Taliban, limiting the education for girls, after which she was attacked.
60-year-old Kailash Satyarthi - Indian activist for the protection of children's rights. Since the 1990s, actively fighting against the exploitation of child labor.
In 2014, the list of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize was 278 candidates, of which 47 - local and international organizations.
As reported, in 2013, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "for a lot of efforts to eliminate chemical weapons".
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901 for achievements in the area of ​​peace. Among the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize - the USSE President Mikhail Gorbachev, Dalai Lama, the 7th UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, President Barack Obama and others.