Human Rights Quotes
Human Rights Quote of the day
Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.
The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.
Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they were ready to fight for their own human rights. Our militant movement was established.
We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an integral part of the design.
I'd personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.
I am opposed to globalism, I am opposed to colonialism, I am opposed to any sort of complusion of one nation over another. (...) I also deeply believe in human rights.
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy.
I know nothing of man's rights, or woman's rights; human rights are all that I recognize.
You don't have to be the same as anybody else, but you can support - just concerning human rights in general.
A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights.
The freedom to make and remake our cities and ourselves is, I want to argue, one of the most precious yet most neglected of our human rights.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home.
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights than upon human rights.
I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.
...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.
If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?
Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.
If the prisoner is beaten, it is an arrogant expression of fear.
The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial.
The essence of globalization is a subordination of human rights, of labor rights, consumer, environmental rights, democracy rights, to the imperatives of global trade and investment.
Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.
Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.
When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one.
The religion of Islam actually restores one's human feelings, human rights, human incentives, human, his talent.
Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.
The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights
Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.
We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population.
Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers.
What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world.
The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.
That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human Rights Commission to investigate war crimes.
It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights are and how they can be defended.
I recognize no rights but human rights - I know nothing of men's rights and women's rights.
Human Rights for everyone is the necessary foundation upon which all of us may build a world where everybody may live in peace and serenity and plenty.
Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.