“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 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
Increased airlift capacity empowers peacekeeping missions to respond rapidly to threats against civilians, move freely to monitor and report on human rights… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights. — Akbar Ganji 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
When I lived in London, I worked at the U.N. for a while as its human rights and refugees officer. I have… — Hannah Simone Copy Share Image
By the time I joined the Obama administration in 2014, it was widely expected that the president of the United States would… — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the… — Bianca Jagger 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
Agencies must know who they are accountable to. If the agencies know who they are accountable to but we cannot say who… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
Defending human rights should be an important objective of foreign policy, and that, too, will sometimes be hard to reconcile with an… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
“Trump doesn’t think in terms of morality or human rights, he thinks only in terms of power and dominance. Might makes right.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“Every second you spend holding someone else back is time not running the race yourself.” — Rebecca Murphy Copy Share Image
The language of intrinsic human rights represented a significant advance beyond the previous language of world religions in terms of its universal… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
People have no human rights, only the rights that they can gain on the labour market. Above all, wealth and power have… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm very careful not to isolate Israel on this but to make this part of a transformed foreign policy where we apply… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
Women's rights, men's rights-human rights-all are threatened by the everpresent specter of war so destructive now of human material and moral values… — Rosika Schwimmer Copy Share Image
Education is important even beyond the bounds of the opportunities it gives to the individual; it is a crucial and basic requirement… — Sadiq Khan Copy Share Image
Begin with duties of a man and rights will follow as spring follows winter — Mahatma Gandhi 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
