'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.
Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities.
During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.
Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.
Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of the administration, and in particular, they are very, very critical of this use of science.
I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
When there is liberty, you expect a higher degree of freedom and not human rights abuse.
The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement on human rights. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
The simple truth is that every human being should be born with basic human rights without suffering from discrimination.
The essence of all human rights is the equality of the entire human race, which the Qur’ān assumed, affirmed, and confirmed. It obliterated all distinctions among men except goodness and virtue (taqwā): The reason the Qur’ān emphasizes essenti...
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.
Many of us persons of the tinted persuasion care about human rights and artistic freedom too.
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.
Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don't like as well as those we do.
The idea that being human and having rights are equivalent - that rights are inherent - is unintelligible in a Darwinian world.
I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.
