Equal rights may refer to: *

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) * Human rights, when such rights are held in common by all people * Civil rights, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation *Rights guaranteed under gender equality, proposed variously: **by the women's rights movement growing out of women's suffrage **by the men's rights movement growing out of the men's movement *

Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. Proponents assert it would end legal distinctions between men and ...

, 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 It may also refer to: * ''Equal Rights'' (album), a 1977 reggae release by Peter Tosh * ''Equal Rights'' (journal), a 1920s feminist journal; see Mildred Seydell * Equal Rights Beyond Borders, a charitable organisation which assists towards the legal rights of refugees * Equal Rights (motto), the motto of the state of Wyoming, USA

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