#human rights

China is a developing country with a huge population, and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this context, China still faces many challenges in economic and social development. And a lot still needs to be done in China, in terms of human rights. ↗

— Hu Jintao

#challenges #china #context #country #crucial

It is not necessary to dwell on the political and social principles of Islam, to underline how close they also are in spirit to the concepts of human rights which govern the political and social systems of the West. ↗

— Aly Khan

#close #concepts #dwell #govern #how

The United Nations should come in and take over Liberia, not temporarily, but for life. To make Liberians believe in democracy, to make us believe in human rights, they need to go in and just seize control of the country. That is the only way Liberia will ever become the kind of country it was supposed to be. ↗

— George Weah

#believe #come #control #country #democracy

And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms. ↗

— Aleksander Kwasniewski

#civilized world #common #countries #democratic #fulfillment

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. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#burma #democracy #dignity #economic #encompasses

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#based #cultural #democratic #governments #human

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#feeling #fundamental #human #human rights #lead

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

— Helen Suzman

#democratic society #elements #equal #equal opportunity #fighting

How have relations with Iran and Belarus benefited Venezuela? We are interested in countries that have democracies, that respect human rights, that we have an affinity with. What affinity do we have with Iran? ↗

— Henrique Capriles Radonski

#benefited #countries #democracies #how #human

From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. ↗

— Charles Sumner

#afflicted #been #beginning #compromise #country