#human rights

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

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 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

#commit #crime #fight #human #human rights

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

— Dag Hammarskjold

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

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

#basic #commissions #democratic #democratic society #evolving

Iran has a dismal record on human rights. ↗

— Howard Berman

#human #human rights #iran #record #rights

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#being #believe #centre #confronted #damages

But if USA has 1.3 billion people, USA would have the same human rights problem just like China. ↗

— Alex Chiu

#china #human #human rights #just #like