The distance to go in recognising that women’s rights are human rights
If anyone does not believe women’s rights are their fight, then they actually do not believe in human rights, In 1977 the United Nations General Assembly declared International Women’s Day on 8 March an annual event, Poor sanitation, no separate public toilet facilities for women and girls, and lack of on-tap water are factors which disproportionately affect women who in rural areas still bear the brunt of collecting water for drinking, cooking and cleaning