Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.
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About Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai was a 20th-century Kenyan environmental and political activist. WangarÄ© Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more on Wikipedia →
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