The U.S. government officials lie when they talk about human rights. They're a bunch of hypocrites and liars. You can't take it… — Eqbal Ahmad Copy Share Image
Part of our history includes the long struggle to pass the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance. — Fred Eychaner Copy Share Image
Because to take away a man's freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“No human being should be maltreated under any circumstances. We are all wonderful creation of God. May we affectionately love one another.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Amidst cruelty arrogance has its role, but you gotta tread with extreme caution. Arrogance laid on the wrong person is an appalling… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that disproportionately violates the human rights of Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized people. — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
Although each human rights victory energizes us to continue our work, there remains a deep sorrow for those prisoners still wrongfully languishing… — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image
We are affirming human rights for all women and girls, acknowledging the full range of diversity that exists, and detailing actions to… — Bella Abzug Copy Share Image
..Washington, where the human rights of terrorists are often given high priority. And I am certain liberal politicians would defend their position… — Marcus Luttrell Copy Share Image
It is clear that the American people are weary of war. However, Assad gassing his own people is an issue of our… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
“Every man — in the development of his own personality — has the right to form his own beliefs and opinions. Hence,… — Thomas Emerson Copy Share Image
The fact is, human rights victories are rarely won by powerful governments or well-armed militaries. More often than not, these battles are… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The world is in need of an encompassing and of course, just and humane order in the light of which the rights… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Copy Share Image
Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government . . . can never be in danger of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A total of 111 people were killed on Wednesday in operations Assad forces staged in several cities of Syria. According to the… — World Bulletin Copy Share Image
“What would it mean for us to come to terms with the knowledge that civilization, our whole mode of development and culture,… — John Sanbonmatsu Copy Share Image
“Naskar it! (Sonnet 2855-2857) At birth they tag you with a flag, a script to follow, a tribe to brag - tell… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Cobalt mining is the slave farm perfected. The cost of labor has been nullified through the degradation of Africans at the bottom… — Siddharth Kara Copy Share Image
“They anti-treatment faction will argue -truthfully- that treatments can be painful, or inhumane, and will even suggest that some treatments are a… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Human rights, dissidence, antiracism, SOS-this, SOS-that: these are soft, easy, post coitum historicum ideologies, 'after-the-orgy' ideologies for an easy-going generation which has… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks… — Andrew Mango Copy Share Image
“The fact that most states are born of violent upheaval does not, of course, mean that disorder leads to order. In writing… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share Image
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
In a justly organized community, however, government exists to secure the right to life and the other human rights that follow from… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
I shall be honored to go to jail. Under a dictatorship, the detention cell is a place of honor. — Miriam Defensor Santiago Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE AND TELL EVERYONE HOW THEY SPONSOR... THE KILLING OF THE YAZIDI NATION” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they were ready to fight for their own human rights. Our… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling… — Ed Markey Copy Share Image
Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see that there have been any changes to human rights… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
In a free Europe... the system of power lies on three pillars. These are democracy, rule of law, and human rights. It's… — Frans Timmermans Copy Share Image
The Universal Declaration of Human rights is a transformational document that recognizes the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people. — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
Trump can embrace dictators and gulags, but we the people stand for human rights, for dignity, for keeping families together. — Pramila Jayapal Copy Share Image
The Lantos Human Rights Prize is intended to serve as a beacon of hope, justice and human decency in a world too… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Any strategy to promote democracy and human rights must have the fight against corruption at its heart. — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
The mayor of Sochi is now saying that there are no gay people in Sochi. So the only thing that is flaming… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I used to always fight for human rights. I still fight for Leonard Peltier, who's spent 35 years in jail for a… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
Now is the time to take up the cause of the advancement of human rights for all and the moment is yours… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
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