Our nation has slashed budgets for education, job training, economic development, and drug treatment while investing billions in prisons and militarized police.… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Human rights transcend local or ethnocentric values, conferring equal dignity and value on all humanity regardless of sex, ethnicity, sexual preference, or… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
We cannot stop every act of senseless violence. We cannot know every evil that lurks in troubled minds. But if we can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
Rights compliance helps effective outcomes, it does not hinder them. That should come as no surprise because the 'human rights' in the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
“Our recent history should have made one thing clear. Women's rights are human rights. Any foreign policy that fails to recognize this… — Jack Holland Copy Share Image
To me India is not much different from Pakistan. The problems are the same: poverty, hunger, abuse of human rights. The dreams… — Reham Khan Copy Share Image
Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign they're not really the establishment. I can't obviously speak for Senator Bernie Sanders or about Planned… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We all have a responsibility, and as Rabbi Heschel, one of my prophets, has put it: "Those who condone, or are silent,… — Ray McGovern Copy Share Image
Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy,… — Hermann Goring Copy Share Image
Often people who already had an interest in human rights work. What I did notice with all of them, even the people… — Adam Braver Copy Share Image
“Indonesia’s democracy has grown from strength to strength. We held three peaceful periodic national elections; in 1999, in 2004, and in 2009.… — SBYudhoyono Copy Share Image
“Let us by all means teach black history, African history, women's history, Hispanic history, Asian history. But let us teach them as… — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr Copy Share Image
“Here’s what I believe: 1. If you are offended or hurt when you hear Hillary Clinton or Maxine Waters called bitch, whore,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The investigation of the rights of the slave has led me to a better understanding of my own. I have found the… — Angelina Grimke Copy Share Image
“Nobody in twelfth-century England knew what human rights were. You want to travel to the Middle East and risk your life not… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Gloucestershire police must be the envy of the human rights-abusing cop world. From Turkey to Indonesia they will say, 'Kidnapping peace protestors!… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
Liberals have been committed to the principles of human rights, international stability, and international justice. They have also sought international solutions to… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I care about people's human rights and, as a country, we have a very proud record indeed. But I'm also realistic about… — John Key Copy Share Image
When I started working in human rights, Eastern Europe was communist, South Africa was under apartheid and South Korea had military rule.… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I believe that American engagement, through our embassy, our businesses, and most of all through our people, is the best way to… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
The interaction between human rights campaigners from Pakistan and India was a big taboo in the 1980s. When we started traveling to… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats… — Allyson Schwartz Copy Share Image
In Israel's short history, army commanders and the heads of the intelligence agencies have often advocated the use of force and in… — Ronen Bergman Copy Share Image
As a person committed to human rights and international law and the right of self-determination, I would like to see the occupation… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
The crisis of Western values has many aspects, many faces. There is a decline in faith in liberal democracy, a loss of… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
“Call up the ever-pure, the effulgent and the ever-radiant character of true humanism in yourself and in others, and no racism shall… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Both my strong faith in the Lord - and a heartfelt concern for basic human rights - gives me a sense of… — Kay Ivey Copy Share Image
The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
We physicians have focused on the nuclear threat as the singular issue of our era. We are not indifferent to other human… — Bernard Lown Copy Share Image
I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
The biggest misconception about me and my work is that I only make political films denouncing human-rights atrocities, even though all of… — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
To me and to a number of other activists from the U.S., we believe that the human rights movement has to evolve… — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
I think that compared to other politicians who have been put in jail in the past, compared to the human-rights activists in… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
For me, human rights simply endorse a view of life and a set of moral values that are perfectly clear to an… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
