You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
“Fundamental values (such as equality and human rights) should not be held hostage to some factual conjecture about blank slates that might… — Stephen Pinker Copy Share Image
North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis. — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
A binding treaty and mandatory human rights due diligence would clean up slavery in global supply chains. Workers demand it, and consumers… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation. — Irene Khan Copy Share Image
Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this. — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life. — Oren Lyons Copy Share Image
When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American family, there is little room for a… — Enriqueta Longauex-Vasquez Copy Share Image
In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of 'the Haves' over the… — David Korten Copy Share Image
At the Human Rights Foundation, I love being able to drive an interview and value-connecting with someone I'm interviewing so that they… — Elizabeth Chambers Copy Share Image
United States Government needs to acknowledge and respect our sovereignty, treaties, traditional Native American values, and our human rights as a people,… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
The situation of the Salvadorian people is terrible; all their rights are violated. There is a direct violation against the human person,… — Maria Julia Hernandez Copy Share Image
The androcentric, patriarchal cultures, whatever you want to call it, are quite new. So, every economic statement should start with reproduction, not… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Additionally, any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries with despicable human rights records to remain as members, such as China and… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
I think it's so important to think about the basic human rights of others and to use our collective voices, minds and… — Courtney Act Copy Share Image
It remains the task of governments to implement the fundamental human rights standards which should influence all aspects of globalisation, including even… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2)… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“I guess you hate the people most who make justifiable demands. Because they go to the heart of our psyche. We know… — Mary Crow Dog Copy Share Image
There are a variety of groups, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, Sierra Club, that are groups that do very good work,… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all… — Pope John XXIII Copy Share Image
“The essence of all human rights is the equality of the entire human race, which the Qur’ān assumed, affirmed, and confirmed. It… — Fazlur Rahman Copy Share Image
We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will… — Jimmy Carter 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
For many Mexican human rights defenders, confronting the military does not end so well. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth. — Liu Xiaobo Copy Share Image
“No matter how pathetic or pitiful, every human is fated to have one moment in their lives in which they can change… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
“There are no gods, no nations, no money and no human rights, except in our collective imagination.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal. — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
“Many of us persons of the tinted persuasion care about human rights and artistic freedom too.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The Muslim world suffers from internal divisions, antidemocratic practices, and the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected,… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
There are genuine concerns about the status of children to be sent to Malaysia and also there are genuine concerns about the… — Julie Bishop Copy Share Image
In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution. — Chen Shui-bian Copy Share Image
If we cannot defend human rights or act when freedom burns to ashes, then we are not humans anymore — Mattias Konradsson Copy Share Image
We cannot stand idly by as the CCP undermines human rights, freedom and decency its pursuit of world dominance. — Young Kim Copy Share Image
In East China Sea and South China Sea, the Japan and the United States will closely cooperate on responding to China-related issue,… — Fumio Kishida Copy Share Image
