#human rights

As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the beginning about its role and its functions in general. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#beginning #character #commission #consequence #doubts

Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side. ↗

— Sheila Jackson Lee

#better #doing #exchanging #human #human rights

The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which have deplorable human rights records, and the recent Oil-for-Food scandal, are just a few examples of why reform is so imperative. ↗

— John Linder

#countries #deplorable #examples #few #human

In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace. ↗

— Wangari Maathai

#almost #between #conflict #connection #decades

In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre. ↗

— Ed Markey

#corrupt #groups #human #human rights #hundreds

The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms. ↗

— Stjepan Mesic

#freedoms #fundamental #global #global terrorism #human

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#human rights #rights #women

We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations have caused people to take to boats and flood not only the United States, but other countries in the region, creating great instability. ↗

— Warren Christopher

#caused #countries #creating #flood #great

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#activist #animal #animal rights #care #compassion

There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights. ↗

— Dick Durbin

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