Cherie Blair
Establishing a new landmark in human rights, United Nations unanimously declares June 23 International Widows Day.
FT Magazine, 10 December 2010
I hope that the world will open up for women and enable them to fulfil their potential wherever they happen to be born.
Daily News and Analysis India, 8 December 2010
I am in India to promote equal opportunity and economic empowerment for women.
Cherie Booth:The Independent, 1 December 2010
Protecting public health and promoting human rights are mutually reinforcing strategies.
Cherie's Letter to The Times, 26 November 2010
"It is so worrying that not just in India but in many other parts of the world, far fewer women than men have access to mobile phones".
MarieClaire.co.uk, 21 September 2010
We must make cities safe for girls and help them to develop the skills to protect themselves and to recognise both the threats and the opportunities that await them.
Sky News Business Australia, 3 September 2010
The biggest contributing factor to the pay gap between men and women is simply being a woman.
Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 August 2010
The sham trial of seven Bahá'í leaders is a violation of Iran's international human rights obligations and the country's own law.
Small Business, 12 July 2010
There are so many women with the potential to be successful entrepreneurs, but they lack the support needed to make it happen.
Cherie Blair, The New Statesman 10th June 2010
Laura Bush is the genuine article: a loving wife and mother, a loyal friend and a warm, smart woman, who made a difference not only in her immediate surroundings, but across the world.
PR Newswire, 13 May 2010
Cherie is speaking alongside Dr Condoleezza Rice in New York this week, in support of the Asian University for Women.
20 April 2010
An overwhelming majority of the (legal) audience supported Cherie Booth QC's fierce defence of the Human Rights Act
21 April 2010
Fred Freeman was a man of extraordinary vision and generosity - very much in the tradition of the Rathbones, Levers and Moores who have left such a mark for good on Merseyside.
An article by Hillary Clinton, The Times March 31, 2010
America views the subjugation of women as a threat to our security and the common security of the world. Hillary Clinton
The Independent: International Women's Day March 8th 2010
As we celebrate International Women’s Day across the globe, we are reminded that millions of women still face severe discrimination. Everyone knows when women are given the opportunity to succeed, they flourish - and give back to their families and communities. It’s up to us to give women this chance.- Cherie Blair
The Independent, 21 February 2010
Guiding is the biggest female-only movement on the planet, with over 10 million members in 145 countries from Armenia to Zimbabwe. It provides a fantastic opportunity for girls and young women to learn in supportive surroundings the leadership skills and confidence they need for later life.
The Royal Court St Peter Port Wednesday 10th February 2010
The European Convention, the Human Rights Act and the Experiences of the UK: Some Possible Lessons for Guernsey?
Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, January 11, 2010
It is a good thing that Bangladesh has women leaders which shows the society is comfortable with women's empowerment.
The Guardian Online Tuesday 12th January 2010
Bahá'í leaders are being made scapegoats. We must press Tehran to grant them a fair trial
Public lecture by Cherie Blair at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh Sunday 10th January
Through our global commitment to Human Rights, we have proved ourselves capable of altering, adjusting and amending domestic law and practice, including, at times, our own constitutions, to create fairer, more just societies.