The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure.
Patty Duke
My earliest memories are of the civil rights era. My earliest experiences were rage.
Janine di Giovanni
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.
Shirin Ebadi
My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.
When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally he gravitates toward terrorism.
The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny... →
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.
If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.
Roger Ebert