“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
“People can hurt you and go, it will heal. But what hurt the most is the pain you cause to yourself.”
J C A Rowe
“Mr. President, you epitomize the long struggle for human rights and democracy in Taiwan.”
Tom Lantos
“For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.”
Omar Bongo
“Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.”
Kofi Annan
“For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants.”
Jimmy Carter
“Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.”
Taslima Nasrin
