It is true that non-governmental organisations working within strong human rights frameworks are now confounded by securitarian forms of logic and power… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
I don't want to be treated outside the rule of law. And I don't want people from this part of the world,… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
John's old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the… — David Wong Copy Share Image
To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to… — Clare Short Copy Share Image
Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not… — Michael Anti Copy Share Image
The Internet and digital technologies can and will boost economic, social, and political development, including by vastly expanding the capacity of individuals… — Alexander De Croo Copy Share Image
I wasn't born a first lady or a senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a lawyer or an advocate… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“First of all, they came to take the gypsies and I was happy because they pilfered. Then they came to take the… — Bertold Brecht Copy Share Image
I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“The national curriculum for the Swedish preschool is twenty pages long and goes on at length about things like fostering respect for… — Linda Akeson McGurk Copy Share Image
Most of the things I'm talking about are essential human rights. I don't think it should be political to say that children… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
“Beyond the Nature of Truth (The Sonnet) Do you realize how serious the situation is, Are you aware of the lives ruined… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The way in which we can promote peace, is by promoting sustainable management of our resources, equitable distribution of these resources, and… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Power tends to corrupt. But the power in Washington resides in Congress, if it wants to use it. It can do anything… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in scoring points or being over-critical of the US administration. I want to find the entry points to try… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“Years later I realized that the way I had felt during those first few months was correct. I didn’t deserve to be… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
We, who think like animals living in small groups, must structure a global world. We believe in universal human rights and believe… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“Economics is the tool we hide behind today in order to justify an abhorrent track record of abuses of human rights and… — Steve Carlsson Copy Share Image
I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western.… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Countries who limit or prohibit women from attending any educational institution, walking freely without a male escort or barring women from basic… — George Santos Copy Share Image
So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many… — Edward Luck Copy Share Image
Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
We should cease to talk about vague and unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization.… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
The movement to abolish the death penalty needs the religious community because the heart of religion is about compassion, human rights, and… — Helen Prejean Copy Share Image
“There are six camps, according to South Korea’s intelligence agency and human rights groups. The biggest is thirty-one miles long and twenty-five… — Blaine Harden 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
And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more… — Aleksander Kwasniewski Copy Share Image
The idea of universal human rights may not seem as weird to some people as the idea of a personal God, but… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
“The only true forms of equality are equality at the Last Judgment and equality before a just court of law; all other… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We have to start looking at the world through women's eyes' how are human rights, peace and development defined from the perspective… — Charlotte Bunch Copy Share Image
Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The human rights community has focused very narrowly on political and civil rights for many decades, and with reason, but now we… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
Human rights, human freedoms... and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world... while the state is a human… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Policing has never been about public safety: its origins are rooted in social control, the denial of people's human rights, securing the… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
Clearly, the response to terrorism and violent extremism must respect human rights and comply with international law. That is not just a… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
“I write for a purpose. I was born to use papers and books to speak up. I was born to use my… — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
