#human right

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

#belongs #category #differently #feminist #human

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#excuse #human #human rights #idea #nothing

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#example #give #hope #human #human rights

We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere. ↗

— Eliot Engel

#brighter future #conference #established #explore #freedom

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. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#basic human rights #food #human #human rights #must

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#bad #civil #conflict #easier #find

I heard an Israeli speaking on Palestinian human rights issues, an interesting guy, and he said "There's no military solution to terrorism. If there were, Israel would be the safest place in the world. But there's no military solution." ↗

— Bradley Whitford

#heard #human #human rights #i #interesting

"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#could #fear #freedom from #human #human rights

Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it's all the same. ↗

— Daryl Hannah

#animal #animal rights #being #human #human rights

For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#aiming #been #commodity #democracy #focus