#human rights

I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy. ↗

— Bram Cohen

#agenda #am #any #basic #basic human rights

We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#atrocities #basis #civilian #daily #daily basis

Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life. ↗

— Kay Granger

#definition #dusk #entitled #few #granted

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers. ↗

— Richard Perle

#does #example #few #for example #france

Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary is facing at least two official objections to his public statements along with expensive hearings before the Alberta Human Rights Commission for expressing his biblical views on same sex marriage. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#before #bishop #commission #expensive #expressing

Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it's all the same. ↗

— Daryl Hannah

#animal #animal rights #being #human #human rights

The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#assume #council #development #france #full

Iran has a dismal record on human rights. ↗

— Howard Berman

#human #human rights #iran #record #rights

The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests. ↗

— Breyten Breytenbach

#human #human rights #interests #national #national interests

Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#charged #charges #clients #crimes #human