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Every time we talk about women’s rights, minority rights, children’s rights, or the rights of LGBTQ+ people — we often make a fundamental mistake. Not the mistake of talking about rights — because that conversation is vital, urgent, and just — but the mistake of losing sight of the central point: rights should, first and foremost, be human rights.
When we break the issue into countless sectoral struggles, we risk forgetting that at the root of every demand for justice, equality, and respect lies one common truth: the inherent dignity of every human being. Talking about “women’s rights” or “children’s rights” should not mean building separate compartments, but rather shedding light on the areas where the universality of human rights has not yet been realized.
Of course, it must be acknowledged that different groups have different needs, and not everyone suffers from the same injustices or deprivations. It is therefore right — and necessary — to focus attention on those who are more vulnerable or marginalized. Yet, the ultimate goal should not be to divide these struggles, but to unite them under a single ethical vision: one that recognizes every individual as the bearer of inalienable rights, regardless of gender, origin, age, or orientation.
In this sense, the original provocation is not wrong — merely incomplete. It reminds us that the language of rights must always strive for universality, even while understanding that universality can only be achieved by addressing the differences that still divide us.
