99 Quotes About Equal-rights

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself.

You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have this major debate going on. It would be behavior that would count, not what person belongs to what group.

Women empowerment begins at home!

A child born to the wealthy should not have more rights, freedoms, and opportunities than a child born in poverty.

How it is possible for the offspring of a billionaire and a person living in poverty to be born with an equal chance in life? I do not view this as fair. Wealth should not be a deciding factor in who is and who isn't more important.

[T]he full and complete development of a country, the welfare of the world and the cause of peace require the maximum participation of women on equal terms with men in all fields."[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979)]

It is everyone’s right to live in a society based on justice and to benefit from its advantages.

Inequality and poverty, unhealth and no wealth are hand in hand. And if we are all born equal that should be true in all lands. We cannot divide the world between poor and rich countries. It's like saying the ones are good, the others are junkies. That can only increase more prejudice, miseries and sorrow. Turning the wheel today it will lead to a better tomorrow.