Muskan Khatun

Muskan Khatun
मुस्कान खातुन
Born (2004-05-11) May 11, 2004 (age 20)
NationalityNepalese
Occupationhuman rights activist
Known forInternational Women of Courage Award in 2021

Muskan Khatun (Nepali: मुस्कान खातुन; born 11 May 2004) is a Nepalese human rights activist. She was a survivor of an acid attack at the age of 15 after she refused the boy’s romantic advances. She was campaigned for legislation and was instrumental in getting laws passed for tough action against perpetrators in Nepal. She won an International Women of Courage Award in 2021.