Quotes About Human rights

Before she landed, Ms Clinton publicly downplayed the importance of human rights. At a press conference ahead of leaving, she beamingly implored the Chinese government to keep buying US debt, like a travelling saleswoman hawking a bill of goods.

My pro-life colleagues love them till they're born but don't mind a righteous execution afterward.

In fact, the fear of another Munich was not altogether new. It had been an underlying element in the decision to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's aggression in 1991. If we didn't stop Saddam in Kuwait, he would have next invaded Saudi Arabia, thereby controlling the world's oil supply and taking human rights in the region to an unutterable level of darkness.

The imperialists now violently interfere in other countries' affairs and trample upon other nations' sovereignty. They try to justify these acts under the excuse of 'defense of human rights'. Human rights cannot be conceived separately from the independence of countries and nations.

Enough should be a human right, a floor below which no one can fall; also a ceiling above which no one can rise.

call it public utility districts. They are almost the same thing. Public ownership of the necessities, so that these are provided as human rights and as public goods, in a not-for-profit way. The necessities are food, water, shelter, clothing, electricity, health care, and education. All these are human rights, all are public goods, all are never to be subjected to appropriation, exploitation, and profit. It's as simple as that.

The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights

True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.

The language of intrinsic human rights represented a significant advance beyond the previous language of world religions in terms of its universal applicability and its thiswordliness.

Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech.

I'm an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women's rights.

Toleration in religion was one of the great rights of man, and a man ought never to be deprived of what was his natural right.

When we hide discrimination under the guise of 'religious freedom, ' we make a mockery of human rights.

There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights.

It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people and promotes murder. It can never be applied fairly.

A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours

There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.

The transgender community deserves the dignity and respect that most people take for granted.

In the areas which have been disturbed people are living cordially with the Security Forces. In areas like Gulu people are living peacefully. There is scrupulous respect of human rights.

The basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people.

Human rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality.

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.

When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.