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New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues.
China recognizes and also respects the universality of human rights. We will continue our efforts to promote democracy and the rule of law.
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.
If we value human rights, they should be at the core of the project against violent extremism, and women a key part of our imagined future.
The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.
The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing.
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
We must not allow the practices of an anti-democratic State that abuses the powers of government to violate the human rights of Venezuelans.
Xi has made plain that he will no longer tolerate hearing the words 'human rights' spoken out loud in the same sentence with the word 'China.'
The prospect of an Africa dominated by China means that progress in human rights and democracy in the region will stall and could be reversed.
Deny human rights, and however little you may wish to do so, you will find yourself abjectly kneeling at the feet of that old-world god, Force.
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.
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.
It is good that the Canadians are raising the flag among Western countries to raise the issue of human rights abuse throughout the Middle East.
More attention should be given to the Arab world and the human rights abuse that is taking place every day in many countries in the Arab world.
The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.
It is both wrong and short-sighted to believe that we can better protect our national security interests by ignoring or sidelining human rights.
Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.
I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.
Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.
Life is a perspective and for me, if a human being has access to school, clean water, food, proper health care, that is the basis of human rights.
The N.B.A. provides a big platform to shed light on the human rights violations in Turkey and gives a voice to the thousands of people persecuted.
The U.S. government must stand on the side of human rights, the rule of law, and democratic progress, not impede or otherwise stunt such progress.
U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in Egypt.
Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them.
Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
The thing about talking about human rights is that when one bears in mind the sharp end of it, one does not want to worry too much about semantics.
The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see that there have been any changes to human rights as a result of the Olympics.
'The Handmaid's Tale' is a human story, and women's rights are human rights, and it's all about equality, but at the end of the day, it's not equal.
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.
All those who talk about democracy, freedom, and the rule of law, of human rights, of the fight against corruption are, I believe, important allies.
America didn't invent human rights. Those rights are common to all people: nations, cultures, and religions cannot choose to simply opt out of them.
Cooperation and respect for each other will advance the cause of human rights worldwide. Confrontation, vilification, and double standards will not.
A binding treaty and mandatory human rights due diligence would clean up slavery in global supply chains. Workers demand it, and consumers demand it.
As a society, we must not allow human rights abuses to go unnoticed and undocumented; it is a vital mission to fight ignorance of these tragic events.
Bolivia was the first country to stop hyperinflation in a democracy without depriving people of their civil rights and without violating human rights.
Religious freedom is one of the most fundamental of human rights because religious freedom comes from the dignity of the human being as God's creature.
The Lantos Human Rights Prize is intended to serve as a beacon of hope, justice and human decency in a world too often covered in a shroud of darkness.
The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.
We are affirming human rights for all women and girls, acknowledging the full range of diversity that exists, and detailing actions to prevent violence.
The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.
What this man did, Fidel Castro, is he oppressed his people for nearly six decades. That legacy is firing squads. It's poverty. It's denying human rights.
The walk from Selma to Montgomery that turned into Bloody Sunday leaves us with a strong reminder of how much those before us gave for basic human rights.
Promoting and protecting human rights internationally is not just a matter of principle or morality - doing so also serves our national security interests.
What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work.
It is ironic that American women now need to be fortified by the inspiration of the women of the Arab Spring, who risked so much to win basic human rights.
Although each human rights victory energizes us to continue our work, there remains a deep sorrow for those prisoners still wrongfully languishing in jail.
In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.