Human rights Quotes

"Our fight must be grounded in the belief that equal justice under law is a right not an option or a privilege" "Every person should be treated with dignity and respect" "There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people" "A right delayed is a right denied." "Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible" "Ask the SCLC about John Lewis and I'll tell you the story of how someone who not only served as the conscience of our country but literally shed his blood in the struggle for the soul of America" "We must commit to a future where everyone can succeed, no matter their race, religion, gender, or disability" "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white or women created for men" "There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard." "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" "The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom." "All mankind being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions" "Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance" "Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression, or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities." "If this is a man, I was, and I was sent to the end of the Nazi hell on earth because of my racial category and my politics"