Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech… — Liu Xiaobo Copy Share Image
“All children, legal citizens or not, should have free access to education and health services. Never punish children for the decisions made… — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
Terrorist groups share an agenda of authoritarianism, misogyny, and intolerance. They are an affront to the common values encapsulated in the U.N.… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
A boycott would send a clear message to Yahoo shareholders and other companies which cheerfully sacrifice human rights in return for a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
“[Israel's military occupation is] in gross violation of international law and has been from the outset. And that much, at least, is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don't even know there's a human-rights tree on the same floor. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
We must go beyond the arrogance of human rights. We must go beyond the ignorance of civil rights. We must step into… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
I would like the refugee crisis to become a new beginning in the Turkish-European relationship. But it would be very problematic if,… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
“Imprisonment is the form of punishment which may detrimentally affect not only the offender but also his family and his employment and… — P.W. Thirion Copy Share Image
I officially designated every US ambassador on earth to be my personal human rights representative, and to have the embassy be a… — Jimmy Carter 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
“Most human-rights activists sincerely believe in the existence of human rights.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
My friends, to those who say that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
China's rapid inroads into Africa are made possible by a combination of Chinese money and a willingness by Beijing to deal with… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
I think part of what we're seeing in the rise of white nationalism is their response to Black Lives Matter, is their… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
The fact is, human rights victories are rarely won by powerful governments or well-armed militaries. More often than not, these battles are… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Dissatisfied with North Korea’s propaganda films, which he apparently admitted were artistically substandard, this François Truffaut of northern Asia did what any… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
“The government announced that never again will this country allow such a 'lapse in humanity to poison us and strip people of… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Amidst cruelty arrogance has its role, but you gotta tread with extreme caution. Arrogance laid on the wrong person is an appalling… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
