#human right

The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#anything #conduct #highest #highest standards #holds

The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#democracy #determined #fascism #freedom #fundamentalism

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. ↗

— Martha Plimpton

#been #bodies #depended #forefront #human

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#ensuring #freedoms #human #human rights #nobody

No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#fight #human #human rights #need #references

There are two things that I put my focus on. One is the fight against AIDS and finding a cure. The other is human rights. ↗

— Judith Light

#aids #cure #fight #finding #focus

To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a different way, with my AIDS work, the human rights stuff for the gay and lesbian community and the speaking I do. ↗

— Judith Light

#celebrity #community #different #different way #gay

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#assault #away #bush #civil #civil liberties

All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right. ↗

— Jack Kevorkian

#choice #free #free speech #fundamental #human

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#constitutional #culture #democracy #human #human rights