Irene Khan

The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

— Irene Khan

There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.

— Irene Khan

The United States has been ambiguous on the current situation in Nepal. They have not actually come out very strongly in terms…

— Irene Khan

Poverty is not only about income poverty, it is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness.…

— Irene Khan

No cause can justify the abuse of human rights.

— Irene Khan

Racism is an attack on the very notion of the universality of human rights. It systematically denies certain people the enjoyment of…

— Irene Khan

It would be easy for this conflict to slip off the political agenda given how long it has been going on but…

— Irene Khan

I hate to call it crossfire, what the rapid action battalion attributes for the custodial deaths, as there must be two parties…

— Irene Khan

Guantanamo has become the gulag of our time.

— Irene Khan

There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation.

— Irene Khan

As the world continues to turn away from the use of the death penalty, it is a glaring anomaly that China, Saudi…

— Irene Khan

Human security comes only with human rights and the rule of law. Human rights are the basis for creating strong and accountable…

— Irene Khan