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Human Rights Quotes

A rising economic power that violates human rights is a threat to peace Picture Quote #1

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights Picture Quote #1

We’ve got to take back the ideal of justice, we’ve got to take back this principle of human dignity. We’ve got to take it back from vengeance, from hatred, we’ve got to say: look, we’re all in this together. We are human beings Picture Quote #1

I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below Picture Quote #1

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No attempt must be made to encase man, for it is his destiny to be set free Picture Quote #1

My own country’s record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect Picture Quote #1

When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn’t respect human rights, don’t vote for that person Picture Quote #1

Women and gay people are the litmus test of whether a society is democratic and respecting human rights. We are the canaries in the mine Picture Quote #1

The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically Picture Quote #1

Human rights without responsibility, without a sense of decency, a sense of compassion, is not good enough for a society to flourish... We need to broaden our scope from the legalistic language to the language of the heart Picture Quote #1

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If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed Picture Quote #1

Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law Picture Quote #1

Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to prosecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing Picture Quote #1

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women’s rights and human rights Picture Quote #1

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It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal Picture Quote #1

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A rising economic power that violates human rights is a threat to peace (Human Rights Quotes) All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights (Human Rights Quotes) We’ve got to take back the ideal of justice, we’ve got to take back this principle of human dignity. We’ve got to take it back from vengeance, from hatred, we’ve got to say: look, we’re all in this together. We are human beings (Human Rights Quotes) I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice (Human Rights Quotes) 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 (Human Rights Quotes) Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below (Human Rights Quotes) No attempt must be made to encase man, for it is his destiny to be set free (Human Rights Quotes) My own country’s record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect (Human Rights Quotes) When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn’t respect human rights, don’t vote for that person (Human Rights Quotes) Women and gay people are the litmus test of whether a society is democratic and respecting human rights. We are the canaries in the mine (Human Rights Quotes) The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically (Human Rights Quotes) Human rights without responsibility, without a sense of decency, a sense of compassion, is not good enough for a society to flourish... We need to broaden our scope from the legalistic language to the language of the heart (Human Rights Quotes) If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed (Human Rights Quotes) Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law (Human Rights Quotes) Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the past. It falsifies the present, and it falsifies the future. It falsifies statistics. It pretends not to possess an omnipotent and unprincipled police apparatus. It pretends to respect human rights. It pretends to prosecute no one. It pretends to fear nothing. It pretends to pretend nothing (Human Rights Quotes) Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities (Human Rights Quotes) 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 (Human Rights Quotes) Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women’s rights and human rights (Human Rights Quotes) It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal (Human Rights Quotes)

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