I'd like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia. — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won. — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
“Take liberties you shouldn’t and you’ll find your liberties are taken from you.” — John Kramer Copy Share Image
“Let us bask in each other's rights, freedom is foul if it isn't shared.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“I feel like we should stop calling feminists 'feminists' and just start calling people who aren't feminist 'sexist' – and then everyone… — Maisie Williams Copy Share Image
It is ironic that American women now need to be fortified by the inspiration of the women of the Arab Spring, who… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Our expectation is that the Russian Federation does its part to protect its own citizens in full respect of human rights principles. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
“There is an intentional disregard for human health and safety in many government agencies that are tasked with protecting it.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
There was a time that human rights was not even an issue in this country. Then prisoners' rights became an issue. — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
...the current Human Rights Commission's working group is made up of the Netherlands, Hungary, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. No, I'm not… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. — U Thant Copy Share Image
As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens -… — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
Gay is synonymous with the lesser It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion Gender to skin color, the complexion of… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
I think both freedom of religion and freedom of expression are both fundamental human rights, everyone has not only the freedom and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Human rights are universal and indivisible. Human freedom is also indivisible: if it is denied to anyone in the world, it is… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
“There are indeed moral universals — the Hebrew Bible calls them ‘the covenant with Noah’ and they form the basis of modern… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
“At times there's something so precise and mathematically chilling about nationalism. Build a dam to take away water AWAY from 40 million… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
If we were to allow the Chris Grayling and his cronies to tear up the Human Rights Act and withdraw from the… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
The aim of human rights, if I may borrow a term from engineering, is to move beyond the design and drawing-board phase,… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home—so close and so small they cannot be seen… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“But by any broad human rights criteria, the republican regimes of the region were responsible for far more killing, brutality, oppression and,… — Fred Halliday Copy Share Image
“I now want to examine a second major feature of Western civilization that derives from Christianity. This is what philosopher Charles Taylor… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“It took the Afro-Asian giant several centuries to digest all that it had swallowed, but the process was irreversible. Today almost all… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“At daybreak on the first day, thousands of Cambodians are already calmly waiting outside my polling station. They squat on the ground,… — Heidi Postlewait Copy Share Image
“So how can we improve the educational system? We should probably first rethink school curricula, and link them in more obvious ways… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Poverty cannot be accepted as a pretext and justification for the exploitation of children. It does not explain the huge global demand… — Vitit Muntarbhorn Copy Share Image
I am humbled to be welcomed onto the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
