---
title: "2 Martin Ennals Quotes"
description: "Martin Ennals was a British human rights activist. Ennals served as the secretary-general of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He went on to hel..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b049/author-martin-ennals-91648.jpg"
---

![Portrait of Martin Ennals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b049/author-martin-ennals-91648.jpg)

# Martin Ennals

 **2** quotes in **18** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

Martin Ennals was a British human rights activist. Ennals served as the secretary-general of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He went on to help found the British human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 in 1987 and International Alert in 1985.

##  Quotes by Martin Ennals

> [Without peace, there is little hope for human rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-ennals/without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-human-rights/)

[Martin Ennals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/)

[Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/martin-ennals-91648_hope_without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-h_47621.png)

> [..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the overall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-ennals/i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-human-rights-than-there-was-the/)

[Martin Ennals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/)

[Backgrounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backgrounds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/martin-ennals-91648_backgrounds_i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-hum_2533716.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#itemlist",
            "name": "Martin Ennals Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Without peace, there is little hope for human rights",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Martin Ennals"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-ennals/without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-human-rights/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/martin-ennals-91648_hope_without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-h_47621.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/martin-ennals-91648_hope_without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-h_47621.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/martin-ennals-91648_hope_without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-h_47621.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Without peace, there is little hope for human rights” — Martin Ennals",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the overall pattern of human development, whatever the political system, whatever the country, whatever the cultural background, whatever the religion.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Martin Ennals"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-ennals/i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-human-rights-than-there-was-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/martin-ennals-91648_backgrounds_i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-hum_2533716.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/martin-ennals-91648_backgrounds_i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-hum_2533716.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/martin-ennals-91648_backgrounds_i-think-there-is-less-cynicism-about-hum_2533716.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the…” — Martin Ennals",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#person",
            "name": "Martin Ennals",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/",
            "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b049/author-martin-ennals-91648.jpg",
            "description": "Martin Ennals was a British human rights activist. \nEnnals served as the secretary-general of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He went on to help found the British human rights organisation ARTICLE 19 in 1987 and International Alert in 1985."
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/",
            "name": "Martin Ennals",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/martin-ennals-91648_hope_without-peace-there-is-little-hope-for-h_47621.png"
            },
            "description": "Martin Ennals was a British human rights activist. \nEnnals served as the secretary-general of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He went on to hel...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Martin Ennals",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ennals/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```