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HUMAN RIGHTS
Moving Forward
In building sustainable development, particularly as the new generation, we cannot afford to continue to have a hierarchy of rights, where some rights or types of oppression are more important than others. We all lose as long as one group of society is oppressed, whether it be racism, homophobia or sexism. The social rights of people within the development process are a matter of fundamental justice. The rights of women should not and cannot continue to be marginalized in human rights and sustainable development debates. Women's rights are central to democracy and development. Because of this, it is important that youth play an important role in putting women in the political agenda, and most importantly, in the agenda of their own work within youth organizations. We need to improve the lives of women everywhere, regardless of class, race or age. Development with justice means placing women at the centre of the development agenda.