Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society...… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In the struggle for the rights of the poor in Central America and other places where globalization is bringing its negative effects,… — Thomas Gumbleton Copy Share Image
If we want to avoid a clash of cultures - and the jury is still out on whether we can - we'll… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
Movies like 'The Interview' and 'Team America: World Police' don't often show the realities of life in North Korea and the human… — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“It could be argued that Parliament is an agency of the EU and therefore the theft of our money by our MPs… — David Craig Copy Share Image
The critical question is how a religious tradition is interpreted. Is it interpreted in ways that are pro-human rights or in ways… — Khaled Abou El Fadl Copy Share Image
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it… — Ajahn Brahm Copy Share Image
I believe we should try to move away from the vocabulary and attitudes which shape the stereotyping of developed and developing country… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The Singapore judicial system's shameful recourse to using torture - in the form of caning - to punish crimes that should be… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
“Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders sent… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The foundations of liberty are private property and the rule of law; this system guarantees the fewest possible forms of injustice, produces… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
Want to depose the government of a poor country with resources? Want to bash Muslims? Want to build support for American military… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Politics deals with externals: borders, wealth, crimes. Authentic forgiveness deals with the evil in a persons heart, something for which politics has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Eventually [black men] are arrested, whether they've committed any serious crime or not, and branded criminals or felons for life. Upon release,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Human rights they legalize rum & cigarettes, legalize gays & lesbian rights, the next thing coming is legalizing weed. Our way of… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Jail is just another micro-society. It just happens that here, the problems are far more out in the open, we don't live… — Cecily McMillan Copy Share Image
For centuries, the courts took the view that preserving the discretion of the authorities trumped the rights of victims to hold them… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this… — Xavier Becerra Copy Share Image
“Of all the attempts to propel Singapore faster along the path of political liberalisation, few have backfired as badly as the West's… — Cherian George Copy Share Image
Women's rights are nothing but a part of the bigger picture, which is human rights. Women are trusted with the lives of… — Manal al-Sharif Copy Share Image
I am strongly pro-life, and have fought to protect the rights of the unborn my entire career. I will continue to fight… — Rob Bishop Copy Share Image
I trust that the space for LGBT community in Singapore will continue to grow, and that we will eventually have equality and… — Ivan Heng Copy Share Image
Any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries that sponsor terrorism to remain as members, such as Cuba, is not real reform.… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to… — Dorothy Height Copy Share Image
To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a… — Judith Light Copy Share Image
When human rights are systematically abused, it raises the question whether it may be legitimate in some circumstances for the international community… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Bill Maher is right to condemn religious practices that violate fundamental human rights. Religious communities must do more to counter extremist interpretations… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
We must build a movement for education, not incarceration. A movement for jobs, not jails. A movement that will end all forms… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Those of us who believe in human rights and the truth - particularly the journalists and the media - should stand in… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
In today's distorted world of 'human rights,' truth takes a back seat to ideology, and false claims - especially those that 'support'… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Joe Biden will speak to the nation's largest gay rights group during a human rights convention on Friday. Then on Saturday, he… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
If human rights are an attribute of being human, then we must consider the fact that tens of millions of displaced people… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
Here in the United States, corporations has human rights. And then why not - why not nature also, if corporations can defend… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
When ISIS last year called for the destruction of the Yazidi people, President Obama said that would constitute genocide and he ordered… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
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