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> [For many Mexican human rights defenders, confronting the military does not end so well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-kennedy/for-many-mexican-human-rights-defenders-confronting-the-military-does/)

[Kerry Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-kennedy/)

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> [Specific protection must be granted to human rights defenders and whistleblowers who have in some contexts been accused of being unpatriotic, whereas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-maurice-de-zayas/specific-protection-must-be-granted-to-human-rights-defenders-and/)

[Alfred-Maurice de Zayas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-maurice-de-zayas/)

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> [The people standing up most strongly for our democracies should be celebrated, not prosecuted - be it those countless human rights defenders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-byanyima/the-people-standing-up-most-strongly-for-our-democracies-should-be/)

[Winnie Byanyima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winnie-byanyima/)

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