The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them.

quote by Bjorn Ulvaeus
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No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is no need of any written authority.

quote by Ernestine L. Rose
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The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.

quote by Barbara Mikulski
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Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.

quote by Ernestine L. Rose
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Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.

quote by Shirin Ebadi
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I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.

quote by Helen Suzman
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CHARTER RIGHTS TO EUTHANASIA JUNE 13th,2011

Voluntary suicide should be one of our Charter rights,
Especially for terminally ill patients - soon to turn out their lights,
Euthanasia should be a legitimate medical option here,
For folks in terrible pain and sickness and soon to disappear.

Those opposed to euthanasia say euthanasia is weird,
They say that death is a natural process that should not be feared,
Most religions are a righteous preparation for a pious death,
And voluntary suicide might be a sin on your last breath.

They scream about Charter Rights and human rights in a big loud sigh,
Never mention that voluntary death might be a good “Good Bye.”
Therefore the Charter should be changed in order to put things right,
And Canadians could then rearrange their upcoming plight.

June 13th,2011

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

quote by Ed Markey
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If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights.

quote by Emma Thompson
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I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.

quote by Coretta Scott King
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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.

quote by John Charles Polanyi
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We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy.

quote by Bulent Ecevit
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Those who try to give us advice on matters of human rights do nothing but provoke an ironic smile among us. We will not permit anyone to interfere in our affairs.

quote by Konstantin Chernenko
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Those who try to give us advice on matters of human rights do nothing but provoke an ironic smile among us. We will not permit anyone to interfere in our affairs.

quote by Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko
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If every one of those good words — liberty, equality, fraternity, democracy, human rights — has been called "bourgeois", what on earth does that leave for us?

quote by Fang Lizhi
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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.

quote by Dick Durbin
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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.

quote by Suzanne Vega
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They Call This Revolution...

they call this revolution...
bare knuckled, bruised lip,
fist fighting, scuffing,
for food to eat...
the garbage of the elite,
stinking of excess.
struggling,
for some kind of shelter,
for a fire and a bed...

equal rights? human rights?
just trying to live!
the anger of the oppressed
stains the sheets of the rich!
the faceless ones march
in the face of the big guns.
what's a life to lose,
when you have no way to live!
and they call this revolution...

poem by Eric Cockrell
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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.

quote by Aung San Suu Kyi
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My Prize

i did not get
served my lunch
after i
lectured for
four hours
on such a sensitive
topic as human rights
and police brutality
inside that room
where some
soldiers
listened.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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