We live in a country whose government and many of its people support white supremacy and disintegration of basic human rights. — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the… — George W. Romney Copy Share Image
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
We are not asking for your permission, we are asking for our Rights... It's not for you to give, it's for us… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human… — Bulent Ecevit Copy Share Image
I have friends and supporters in the Human Rights Fund and Planned Parenthood. Hillary Clinton has been around there for a very,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As in Pakistan, Tunisian and Egyptian human rights activists are concerned that any censorship mechanisms, once put in place, will inevitably be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability,… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
...Conservatives have excellent credentials to speak about human rights. By our efforts, and with precious little help from self-styled liberals, we were… — Margaret Thatcher 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
Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South… — Bryan Adams Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela represents an enduring example of the human spirit and he proved for eternity that the ideals of democracy and human… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
Citizenship has not delivered Indigenous Australians the same quality of life other Australians expect. Basic human rights involve health, housing, education, employment,… — Jackie Huggins Copy Share Image
I've heard the government say many nice things. But it did make some gestures, like writing human rights protection into the constitution… — Liu Xiaobo Copy Share Image
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Human rights education is much more than a lesson in schools or a theme for a day; it is a process to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“was one of just 27 women out of 235 students in my class at Yale Law School. The first woman partner at… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one… — Robert Parry Copy Share Image
“Her crime cost nobody their life, but she famously was escorted off to a women’s prison. Had she been a corporation instead… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“I will follow anyone and tell everyone my message because it is urgent: Please humanity Protect Yazidis.” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner. — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
“Never think I'm worried about losing sales by speaking out for human rights + gun control. I'd rather be broke than corrupt.” — Bernard Schaffer Copy Share Image
“Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle… Goats are used for sacrificial… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
Violence against women and girls touches every corner of the globe and is one of the world's most pervasive human rights violations. — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image
If every human rights atrocity is described as a Holocaust,[Adolf] Hitler's attempted obliteration of the Jewish people is diminished or de-recognised in… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
You have to see human rights as an all-embracing concept. It could be something that would unite the world, if it could… — Elizabeth Evatt Copy Share Image
Criticism of the Middle East should not be directed only at Saudi Arabia. Human rights abuses are happening throughout the Arab world. — Jamal Khashoggi Copy Share Image
Like a human rights lawyer who uses the law to rectify wrongs, I use filmic storytelling for the same effect. — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights. I do not go into people's bedrooms. I appoint people based on… — Portia Simpson-Miller Copy Share Image
I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues. — Grimes Copy Share Image
The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any… — Bjorn Ulvaeus Copy Share Image
...a political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
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