Abuse Quote by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Almost all the angry letters I received were from Muslims. People called me an Uncle Tom, white on the inside, a traitor to my…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Of course we in Europe also have epidemic, structural sexual violence. Violence is always the dark core of dominance. The men who are now…

— Alice Schwarzer

Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography,…

— Kofi Annan

More and more leaders around the world are joining the struggle. More and more individuals understand that any abuse of any woman is intolerable.

— Asha-Rose Migiro

Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.

— Taslima Nasrin

Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a…

— Ban Ki-moon

The treatment of women in Muslim communities throughout the world is unconscionable. All civilized nations must unite in condemnation of a theology that now…

— Sam Harris

Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive and yet least-recognized human rights abuses in the world.

— Anonymous

Violence against women and lack of intervention and man's inhumanity to man and this kind of atrocities are going on. These are big issues…

— Angelina Jolie

The situation of women living in Islam-stricken societies and under Islamic laws is the outrage of the 21st century. Burqa-clad and veiled women and…

— Maryam Namazie

The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such…

— Gad Saad

In order to achieve that end goal of equality it is a very gendered oppression primarily affecting women that needs to be tackled.

— Laura Bates