Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A lot of the countries of Latin America, they may not agree on everything, from how to run your economy to human… — Margaret Warner Copy Share Image
If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, it is that human rights are women's rights — and women's… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
“Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they both believe in the existence… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Every person on this earth - regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status - deserves equal human rights,… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
We have a moral obligation to raise awareness and educate those around us so we can create a world where human trafficking… — Jacky Rosen Copy Share Image
“I walked down the hall towards whatever bedroom she was lying in I sometimes experienced those few steps as a long journey… — Mike McCormack Copy Share Image
I would say that not many German people are still alive, who experienced what happened during the third reich. We don't have… — Ray McGovern Copy Share Image
“The age of empire and the rise of the west were built on the capacity to inflict violence on a major scale.… — Peter Frankopan Copy Share Image
“Let woman's claim be as broad in the concrete as the abstract. We take our stand on the solidarity of humanity, the… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
“On Thursday, February 19, 2015, two months after the United States and Cuba announced a willingness to re-establish normal diplomacy, after over… — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“Walter Mignolo terms and articulates _critical cosmopolitanism, juxtaposing it with globalization, which is a process of "the homogeneity of the planet from… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
“To selflessly love another creature is to be open to loving other humans, who are animals as much as pandas, cows, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
O.J. Simpson existed in a bubble. So when Harry Edwards approached him about being involved in the Olympic Project for Human Rights,… — Ezra Edelman Copy Share Image
The systemic incompatibility between free-market capitalism and the quality of democratic life and respect for human rights has to be modified to… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
“Dieting was cruel; it was an abuse of human rights. Yes, that's what it was, and she should not allow herself to… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
During the 1990's, Colombia was the leading recipient of US military aid and training in the hemisphere. Approximately half of all US… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I love music; I love performance. I love everything revolving around art. But I also am really passionate about politics and human… — Lauren Jauregui Copy Share Image
If one does not wish to take the word of journalists, human rights groups, and the United Nations that Iraq conducted a… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to 'protect' their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
The World Trade Organization is an organization that defends trade interests. I think the problem is less that they exist. The problem… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin is a human rights abuser, responsible for deaths in Ukraine, Georgia and Syria, not to mention curious murders of his… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
And it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the… — Hubert H. Humphrey 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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
Still - and for all Obama's heavy hinting to the contrary - Islam has no "human rights." The ideas of individual rights… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
In order to fight militarism under Hillary Clinton or under Donald Trump, it's very important that we cast a vote on behalf… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
