We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
“I was born to use papers and books to speak up. I was born to use my pen to defend my views… — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
“In Fleeced I explained how we could use human rights legislation to scupper the plans of our corrupt wasteful leaders. The Human… — David Craig Copy Share Image
Human rights means protecting another's freedom, seeing that the other person is also like oneself. Human rights is giving others security, letting… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
Human rights in cyberspace are really no different from rights in the physical world. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights. — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Since he took power over half a century ago, Fidel Castro proved to be a brutal dictator who must always be remembered… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century... unwilling to witness or permit the slow… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
We hear from time to time about horrible human rights atrocities happening around the globe. Our government claims that it stands in… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
The youth would be able to live peacefully and prosperously only if they study the existing problems and their reasons well. If… — T Joseph Benziger Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by strong, courageous women. My mother is the definition of a self-sufficient, independent woman whom I have always looked up… — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image
“It's all very well to rail against human rights violations or the absence of democracy, but when there's a need to vaccinate… — Marc Vachon Copy Share Image
The United States has given frequent and enthusiastic support to the overthrow of democracy in favor of "investor friendly" regimes. The World… — Edward S. Herman Copy Share Image
“There’s the claim that the only progress made is in posing problems that scientists can answer. That philosophy never has the means… — Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit inmates from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense. Only two states - Maine… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Does John Kerry have to give them [Iran] every little thing? You'll pass some sanctions for human rights and missiles, and I'll… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
“WE KNOW YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS... IN THE TERROR FOREST! WE HOPE FOR MOONLIGHT!” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
I am opposed to globalism, I am opposed to colonialism, I am opposed to any sort of complusion of one nation over… — David Duke Copy Share Image
No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
America didn't invent human rights. Those rights are common to all people: nations, cultures, and religions cannot choose to simply opt out… — John McCain Copy Share Image
If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed. — Howard Mumford Jones Copy Share Image
If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
It takes courage to speak up against complacency and injustice while others remain silent. But that's what leadership is. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
It is very deplorable that North Korea still does not uphold human rights, which are universal values. — Moon Jae-in Copy Share Image
I think the health of our water is tied to a lot: the health of our communities, hence our economy, the health… — Gord Downie Copy Share Image
Violence against women and girls is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel it is our inherent duty as a humane society, above any intangible responsibility, to invest in our world's children's potential,… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
What do you actually mean when you say human rights? Animals don't have rights in that sense. — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
My parents being from Nigeria deeply informs all my social justice and human rights work. — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image