So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many… — Edward Luck Copy Share Image
“Economics is the tool we hide behind today in order to justify an abhorrent track record of abuses of human rights and… — Steve Carlsson Copy Share Image
We want the United States, the United Nations, and all democracies around the world to join the Cuban people in their quest… — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
[Refugees] cannot be stopped, but they can and must be managed better, more humanely, protecting migrants' human rights whilst accepting states' rights… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
World peace is threatened not only by weapons of mass destruction but also by conventional weapons which have led to countless violations… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Faith leaders, young people, American companies, human rights advocates, and many others have demonstrated a unique interest in our Cuba policy. But… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
My commitment to human rights has always been the core of my work in Congress, as I am legislating for those unhoused,… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up… — Gary Locke Copy Share Image
The roots of all conflicts could be traced to the violation of human rights. When we think of violation of human rights,… — T Joseph Benziger Copy Share Image
That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
“Go on philosophers--teach, enlighten, kindle, think aloud, speak up, run joyfully toward broad daylight, fraternize in the public squares, announce the glad… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Approximately 80 percent of criminal defendants are indigent and thus unable to hire a lawyer. Yet our nation's public defender system is… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“This means that when you see godless world leaders wreaking havoc, spewing out threats, killing their own people, trampling basic human rights,… — Mark Hitchcock Copy Share Image
In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of… — David Levering Lewis Copy Share Image
“Teaching and learning _religious plurality often ends up privileging religious _texts_ over _practice_ and largely ignoring the social and historical contexts and… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
“A human rights activist is the worst type of person to mess with. If I can choose an enemy between the worst… — Iveta Cherneva Copy Share Image
[Professional accountants ] should be encouraging companies to enhance their green credentials by switching to renewables, and to respect core labor standards… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations should come in and take over Liberia, not temporarily, but for life. To make Liberians believe in democracy, to… — George Weah Copy Share Image
Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I first met Kim Dae Jung when he was a Korean dissident whose life was threatened by the military regime ruling in… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
The Universal Declaration... as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations...it not only crystallizes the political thought of… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
We have less civil liberties than we had on 9/ 1 1 in some significant ways. But we are also, I believe,… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing.… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
“Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, is a notable public figure, and founder of the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation, a pro-Kremlin think-tank which… — Edward Lucas Copy Share Image
“Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold…Peace… — Tenzin Gyatso Copy Share Image
Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary is facing at least two official objections to his public statements along with expensive hearings before the… — Stockwell Day Copy Share Image
For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is… — David Novak Copy Share Image
My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Whether or not we continue to enforce a universal conception of human rights at moments of outrage and incomprehension, precisely when we… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
People say, "Oh, we ought to fight for animal rights." We fought for human rights, but even if humans have rights, they… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“Housing is a human right. There can be no fairness or justice in a society in which some live in homelessness, or… — Jordan Flaherty Copy Share Image
We cannot allow some people to be left at the back of the human rights bus... We must ensure the rights of… — Matthew Coon Come Copy Share Image
Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect… — Elton Gallegly Copy Share Image
Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
“Two principles have stood face-to-face from the beginning of time; and they will ever continue to struggle. The one is the common… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It will not do to say that international law is the enemy of the Jewish people, since the Jewish people surely did… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
“I hereby solemnly and sincerely declare before God that I will faithfully discharge the duties of a member of An Garda Síochána… — Graham Masterton Copy Share Image
“Love who you like, Wear what you like. Have kids when you like, Above all, live as you like. Only thing that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Respect for human rights requires transparent and accountable institutions and governance as well as the effective participation of all individuals and civil… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image