“Why should we be denied basic human rights just because we’ve messed up our relationships?” — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
My parents being from Nigeria deeply informs all my social justice and human rights work. — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
What do you actually mean when you say human rights? Animals don't have rights in that sense. — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights. — Bjorn Ulvaeus Copy Share Image
Hey animal rights activists,where are my rights?I am an animal too. Hey saviours of nature,save me please.I am the nature too. — Bibeka Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE FATE OF NEGLECTED YAZIDI CHILDREN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
“Every second you spend holding someone else back is time not running the race yourself.” — Rebecca Murphy Copy Share Image
I have defended democracy, human rights, and brotherhood between peoples. And I'll keep doing so for as long as I live. — Leyla Zana Copy Share Image
A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Naturally the common people don't want war. . . but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine policy,… — Hermann Goring Copy Share Image
Let's celebrate freedom by promoting a human rights culture in which respect, dignity and equality become a code for living. Freedom is… — Vikas Runwal Copy Share Image
What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
So on this Human Rights Day, let us rededicate ourselves to the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all, and pledge… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So what we're talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And… — Bono Copy Share Image
You look at the whole Human Rights questions, I happened to be there at just the right time when the country was… — Birch Bayh Copy Share Image
Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
“The good performed by some of United Nations institutions, such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF, has been outweighed by the… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
My life is split in three parts; I don't know the percentage. One could be called "chess" - the Kasparov Chess Foundation,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
I've been a social justice advocate all my life, becoming an activist for women and human rights even in high school, and… — Julie Smolyansky Copy Share Image
I'm struck by how very few people outside a rarefied world of true believers understand what you mean when you say human… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“In the face of this situation we would be better off to dispense now with a number of the concepts which have… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
Most of us had never seen a sober redneck before, and we have the Reagan Landslide to testify that none of us… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
So many academics have been imprisoned or expelled from their university posts just because they signed a letter calling for peaceful solution… — Burhan Sonmez Copy Share Image
Any country if you go really, really in depth somewhere, the human rights are not totally respected. — Sepp Blatter Copy Share Image
Members of Congress concerned about human rights in Vietnam are right to maintain a healthy skepticism about its government's intentions. — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
A peaceful world requires collective measures for the prevention of war, international cooperation to solve economic and social problems, and respect for… — Goran Persson Copy Share Image
violence is an evil thing, but when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights,… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
Those who still believe the United Nations is a human rights organization with the best of intentions are kidding themselves. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE FATE... OF THE ENSLAVED... YAZIDI WOMEN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
Life is a perspective and for me, if a human being has access to school, clean water, food, proper health care, that… — Gelila Bekele Copy Share Image
Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
I am opposed to globalism, I am opposed to colonialism, I am opposed to any sort of complusion of one nation over… — David Duke Copy Share Image
“WE KNOW YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS... IN THE TERROR FOREST! WE HOPE FOR MOONLIGHT!” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
Does John Kerry have to give them [Iran] every little thing? You'll pass some sanctions for human rights and missiles, and I'll… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights. — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Human rights in cyberspace are really no different from rights in the physical world. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Human rights means protecting another's freedom, seeing that the other person is also like oneself. Human rights is giving others security, letting… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image