Activists Quote by Christina Engela

“Most human-rights activists sincerely believe in the existence of human rights.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Human rights are difficult to pin down because their definition, indeed their very existence, depends on emotions as much as on reason.”

— Lynn Hunt

It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights…

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

— Mary Robinson

“As they cannot be defined univocally, nor irrefutably demonstrated, so-called “human rights” serve as a pretext for the individual who rebels against a positive…

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al…

— John Yoo

There is a broad movement that has been holding companies accountable on human rights for a long time.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

“The authorities are excellent at amassing facts, though they do not always use them to advantage.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Consider being more of a prudent detective when it comes to the statements and content online that is shared with you online. Search for…

— Loren Weisman

A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse.

— Lynn Nottage

Human rights are standards of behavior that are inherent in every human being. They are the core principles underpinning human interaction in society. These…

— Michael O'Rielly

Those who have been outspoken in advocating human rights during these last forty years, have themselves grabbed the most fundamental of human rights from…

— Ali Khamenei