Equal rights may refer to:

Philosophy and law

Equality before the law Equality before the law, also known as equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, legal equality, or legal egalitarianism, is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law. The principle requires a systematic ru ...

, when all people have the same rights *

Equal Justice Under Law (civil rights organization) Equal Justice Under Law is an American civil rights impact litigation nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., which accepts cases on a national basis. The organization was founded in 2014 by Alec Karakatsanis and Phil Telfeyan, two 2008 Harvard ...

Human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

, when such rights are held in common by all people *

Civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' political freedom, freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and ...

, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation *Rights guaranteed under

gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality, gender egalitarianism, or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making, an ...

, proposed variously: **by the

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and Entitlement (fair division), entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st c ...

movement growing out of women's suffrage **by the

men's rights movement The men's rights movement (MRM) is a branch of the men's movement. The MRM in particular consists of a variety of groups and individuals known as men's rights activists (MRAs) who focus on social issues, such as specific government services, w ...

growing out of the men's movement *

Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, United States Constitution that would explicitly prohibit sex discrimination. It is not currently a part of the Constitution, though its Ratifi ...

, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that intended to advance such a condition for women's rights *

Law of equal liberty The law of equal liberty is the fundamental precept of liberalism and socialism. Stated in various ways by many thinkers, it can be summarized as the view that all individuals must be granted the maximum possible freedom as long as that freedom do ...

, a moral principle described by Herbert Spencer

Other uses

* ''Equal Rights'' (album), a 1977 reggae release by Peter Tosh * ''Equal Rights'' (journal), a 1920s feminist journal; see

Mildred Seydell Mildred Seydell (born Mildred Rutherford Woolley; March 21, 1889 – February 20, 1988) was an American pioneering journalist in Georgia. Seydel wrote as a syndicated columnist and founded the ''Seydell Journal'', a quarterly journal that ...

Equal Rights Beyond Borders Equal Rights Beyond Borders is a charitable organization, founded in 2016, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and Athens, Greece, with additional offices on the Greek islands Chios and Kos. It offers free legal support to people on the move and asyl ...

, a charitable organisation which assists towards the legal rights of refugees *

Equal Rights (motto) The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Insignia Wyoming State Code Wyoming enacted the "Code of the West" as the State Code of Wyoming on March 3, 2010. The code includes the following: # Live each day with courag ...

, the motto of the state of Wyoming, USA

Philosophy and law

Other uses

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