Abuse Quote by Michael Ignatieff

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

— Michelle Bachelet

Every government has signed up to a voluntary legal commitment under at least one of the international covenants and conventions based on the Universal…

— Mary Robinson

That term, 'human rights', makes me ill.Human rights are only for 'humans', therefore for the West. And for the rest of the Planet: there,…

— Andre Vltchek

If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

— Ai Weiwei

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

— Samantha Power

We must understand the role of human rights as empowering of individuals and communities. By protecting these rights, we can help prevent the many…

— Mary Robinson

The whole human rights structure is based on the accountability of governments.

— Mary Robinson

What I'm trying to bring attention to is that human rights is a big important part of how to prevent conflict in the first…

— Nikki Haley

The international human rights framework is a vital component and engine for promoting global values. Governments have signed up to this international legal framework…

— Mary Robinson

Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal.

— Miroslav Lajcak

That's one of the things that I'm going to talk about, is the need for the Human Rights Council to actually deal with human…

— Nikki Haley

Human rights is a big important part of how to prevent conflict in the first place if we focus on how the governments are…

— Nikki Haley