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We advocate for everyone to stand up for their rights and those of others. For this reason WELA stand for equality and Justice through human right education

— Funmi Falana

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You need to know your human rights because a population ignorant of its rights cannot demand or defend them. Yet, few in the world know even two or three of their 30 rights.

The ideology underpinning the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR, is a simple yet, profound one which proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal with dignity and rights.

We must stand up for equality, justice and human dignity because it is vital to each and every one of us all – woman, man and child

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The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with want, to rally itself for a new and sterner struggle with error.

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