Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters. – Ernestine Rose
There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our civil rights to have them taken away in these kinds of fashions. – Dorothy Height
Many American pundits and foreign policy experts love to depict themselves as crusaders for human rights, but it almost always takes the form of condemning other governments, never their own. – Glenn Greenwald
Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made. – Pope Benedict XVI
I’m all in favor of animal rights, but I’d like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you’re a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand. – Eric Schlosser
President Bush met repeatedly with human rights activists and freedom fighters from all over the world to give them encouragement and protection and to advance their cause. – Elliott Abrams
Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days. – George Michael
We don’t see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues. – George Osborne
No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is no need of any written authority. – Ernestine Rose
The walk from Selma to Montgomery that turned into Bloody Sunday leaves us with a strong reminder of how much those before us gave for basic human rights. – Donna Brazile
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities. – Pope Francis
Here in the United States, corporations has human rights. And then why not – why not nature also, if corporations can defend themselves, saying, ‘We have human rights?’ Well, let’s admit that nature also should be protected. – Eduardo Galeano
Two presidents pursued human rights policies that were serious and effective: Reagan and George W. Bush. They understood that American support for human rights activists is a moral imperative for us and also makes the world safer for us. – Elliott Abrams
ISIL struck France because it is ‘free’ and ‘the nation of human rights’. This is not a war of civilisation, as these assassins don’t have any. This is a war against the jihadist menace that threatens not just France. – Francois Hollande
Any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries that sponsor terrorism to remain as members, such as Cuba, is not real reform. And in the past, countries such as Libya, Iran and Syria have participated on this council. – Michael McCaul
The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it’s very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there’s been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction. – Gary Locke
The only situation that I can’t be in favour of is the lack of respect to human rights in Venezuela. – Mauricio Macri
Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it’s all the same. – Daryl Hannah
We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people. – Evan Bayh
There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalisation. – Francois Hollande
Over the past year, several cases of human rights abuses, specifically sexual exploitation and abuse, by individuals involved in U.N. peacekeeping operations have raised the suspicions of many Members of Congress and members of the International Relations Committee. – Michael McCaul
There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former. – Max Baucus
Because of Iran’s support for terrorism, disrespect for human rights, and nuclear proliferation, it has been under U.S. and international sanctions for decades – and companies have been fined billions for circumventing those sanctions. – Mike Pompeo
Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature. – Nick Lampson
I state in no uncertain terms: An order to uproot an Arab village or a Jewish settlement violates the most basic of human rights… It’s a difficult dilemma. – Naftali Bennett
Their prejudice allowed white Southerners to look the other way when blacks were denied their most basic human rights, and it encouraged the worst of them to engage in unspeakable acts of cruelty and violence. – Linda Chavez
Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life. – Kay Granger
I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights. – Keith Ellison