Human Rights Quotes

If every human rights atrocity is described as a Holocaust,[Adolf] Hitler's attempted obliteration of the Jewish people is diminished or de-recognised in our history.

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

Nations begin to dig their own graves when men talk more of human rights and less of human duties.

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles.

I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.

You have a chance to save lives! If you don't take it, you may regret it!

The American people cannot close their eyes to abuses of human rights and injustice, whether they occur among friend or adversary or even on our own shores.

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the source of its legitimacy.

Establish democracy at home, based on human rights as superior to property rights. . . .

I think we have a very critical role to play, within the spectrum of international law and human rights.

In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.

AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.

In today's distorted world of 'human rights,' truth takes a back seat to ideology, and false claims - especially those that 'support' radical ideologies - persist even after they have been exposed.

Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day.

The West should be even more vocal in insisting that the Russians respect human rights.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them.

Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.

We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.

There's a worldwide linking of environmental activists, developmental experts and human rights advocates. And they're using the two frameworks, in particular environmental standards and human rights.

Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

For me, campaigning and good business is also about putting forward solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human rights abuses.

Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.

You have to join every other movement for the freedom of people.

We cannot guarantee the human rights of any oppressed group alone.

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.

Atheism has no room for human rights.

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

FGM breaches all human rights and has no place in any 21st century society.

The tories major announcement was to scrap the human rights act, because and I quote 'people get very frustrated with human rights'.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.

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

The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security.

If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights.

The U.S. government officials lie when they talk about human rights. They're a bunch of hypocrites and liars. You can't take it seriously.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.

Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents.

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

The United States has held out against taking part in any of the world consensus that there should be a court of human rights or that there should be an international court of criminal justice.

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

It's monstrous that Europe, which is fighting for human rights, refused seriously sick Slobodan Milosevic treatment.

The MDGs have been useful in moving human rights and development discourse together and in highlighting the need for greater accountability at all levels.

We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.

Electing Sudan to the UN body mandated to promote and protect human rights worldwide is like putting Jack the Ripper in charge of a women's shelter.

I will always work for human rights for all people.

Human rights is the only ideology that deserves to survive

I believe in human rights for everyone, and none of us is qualified to judge each other and that none of us should therefore have that authority.

Human rights are universally valid and indivisible, regardless of culture and religion.