The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up. – Rene Cassin
I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked a lot on the social issues of rebuilding the family. – Sam Brownback
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. – Roger Waters
When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the speeches he and Jack Straw made in 1994. – Rory Bremner
The term ‘human rights defender,’ incidentally, isn’t something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing. – Ward Churchill
If one does not wish to take the word of journalists, human rights groups, and the United Nations that Iraq conducted a deliberate campaign to eradicate the Kurdish population, there’s always the word of the Iraqis themselves. – Timothy Noah
My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost. – Shinzo Abe
To me, a feminist belongs 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. – Suzanne Vega
The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms. – Stjepan Mesic
How can human rights be ever developed for the majority of Chinese people? The only way is to organize. To organize workers, peasants, merchants, industrialists, and students at the grassroots level. – Sun Yat-sen
The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians. – Woody Harrelson
We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act… about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat. – Theresa May
Xi has made plain that he will no longer tolerate hearing the words ‘human rights’ spoken out loud in the same sentence with the word ‘China.’ – Terry Glavin
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. – Vladimir Putin
Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them. – Stephen Kinzer
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. – Shirin Ebadi
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected. – Shirin Ebadi
I used to always fight for human rights. I still fight for Leonard Peltier, who’s spent 35 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. – Vivienne Westwood
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights. – Shirin Ebadi
Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary is facing at least two official objections to his public statements along with expensive hearings before the Alberta Human Rights Commission for expressing his biblical views on same sex marriage. – Stockwell Day
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. – Shirin Ebadi
Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don’t like as well as those we do. – Trevor Phillips
I’d personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it. – Theresa May
Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society… It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. – Stephen Harper
Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere. – Samantha Power
