Human Rights Activists

"Women must be a key partner in preventing the propagation of offensive stereotypes and views."

"When a girl reaches school age, will her family be able to afford to send her to school—and keep her there? Or will they keep her home to do chores, while her brothers learn?"

"We need to differentiate between religion and our health. We cannot go to Church or Mosque for our pastors and imams to treat us for cancer. Yes, we can pray because it is only God that can cure us, but God has given us the tools that we need to use to get that cure."

"We are doing this work not only here, but in various less endowed communities around the country. We are giving extra attention to those communities because we want the message to sink here very clearly. Because a lot of times it is the young people from these areas that are misused or misled into taking up illegal activities around elections."

"It is up to the Togolese woman, in particular and African in general, to lead the fight for the respect of her rights and for her emancipation."

"Few women believe that they will be able to reach whatever position they want, regardless of their abilities."

"All in all, there were more than 1,700 scenes that were clearly offensive to women, including some that incited violence against women."

"The African woman must arm herself to defend her rights when they are flouted."

"Female leaders in peacebuilding embody resilience, transforming challenges into progress and hope. With every step, they ignite change, uplift voices, and build bridges that sustain peace for generations."

"Women peace builders run to the problem when everyone else is running away; let us go where the guns are loud."

"“One of our strategies is to localize our actions and strengthen community structures. I have not given up, and cannot give up because many communities, many women, many children, look up to me, hoping that justice is achieved and that they can return to normal life.”"

"The journey for peace may not happen overnight, but with persistence we can achieve it."

"For a religion that wants to kill people, after eighty years, I will remove my hijab."

"Sattar (my son) wanted a free Iran, eliminating poverty, and happiness of people."

"Israel imposed a land siege and a naval blockade hermetically sealing this coastal enclave, placing it on a subsistence diet just above starvation—relegating its conditions to “bare life”—and then systematically pummeling it with advanced weapons technologies in a bid to take the land without the people."

"Should I speak to you as an attorney? And tell you that when Israel withdrew its settlers and military infrastructure in 2005, that it maintained its effective control over the population registry, the skies, the underground water sources, the electromagnetic spheres, all points of ingress and outgress and thus remains an Occupying Power with the duty to protect its civilians? Israel has no right to self-defense against a territory that it occupies, no more than Portugal had it to maintain its hold on Mozambique and Angola."

""When the British first appeared on the scene, India was one of the richest countries of the world; indeed, it was her great riches that attracted the British to her shores. For 2,500 years before the British came on the scene and robbed her of her freedom, India was self-ruling and one of the most influential and illustrious nations of the world." "This wealth," says was created by the Hindus' vast and varied industries. Nearly every kind of manufacture or product known to the civilized world - nearly every kind of creation of Man's brain and hand, existing anywhere, and prized either for its utility or beauty - had long, long been produced in India. India was a far greater industrial and manufacturing nation than any in Europe or than any other in Asia. Her textile goods - the fine products of her loom, in cotton, wool, linen, and silk - were famous over the civilized world; so were her exquisite jewelry and her precious stones, cut in every lovely form; so were her pottery, porcelains, ceramics of every kind, quality, color and beautiful shape; so were her fine works in metal - iron, steel, silver and gold. She had great architecture - equal in beauty to any in the world. She had great engineering works. She had great merchants, great business men, great bankers and financiers. Not only was she the greatest ship-building nation, but she had great commerce and trade by land and sea which extended to all known civilized countries. Such was the India which the British found when they came."

"Republics actually existed in India at least as early as the days of the Buddha (6th century before Christ). The republican form of government in ancient India had a duration of at least a thousand years. We have records of no other country, ancient or modern, where republics have existed and continued for so long a period. Even more important than her republics has been the spirit of freedom and democracy which has manifested itself in many forms among the Indian people from the earliest ages. The Vedas show that the principle of representative government were held by the ancient Aryans 12-13 centuries before the Christian era.""

"The fact is, not Europe but Asia seems to have been the cradle of political liberty, the cradle of democratic and republican government, in the world ... research makes it clear that the democratic and republican institutions of Europe and America actually send their roots back to Asia, and especially to India."

"“If we don’t fight to enforce our rights, why should we expect anyone to respect them?”"

"“important to work with them to guide them on what to do.”"

"“outstanding complaint” they filed on behalf of a client at Columbia University who was allegedly spat on and called a “dirty Zionist” in the university quad; this happened four years ago,"

"materializing in ways that we could only imagine in our worst nightmare.”"

"“There is this very liberal, democratic tradition in our country: using the courts to engage in litigation to uphold the basic rights of minorities,”"

"“Yet, while Jews have always been at the forefront of advocating for other minorities — Rabbi [Abraham Joshua] Heschel marching with Martin Luther King [Jr.], for example — we have never ourselves, as a minority community, really taken advantage of our rights to equal protection under the law, by strategically using the legal system to fight against anti-Semitic discrimination.”"

"“Exposing the state-sponsored indoctrination and recruitment of innocent Muslim children was eye-opening,” she said. “This hate education is the root cause of terrorism.”"

"An intelligent, forceful Jewish pride movement… Jews have always supported other minority pride movements. Now it’s time for ours.”"

"“We will argue, on the basis of anti-discrimination law, against applying the requirements exclusively to Israel,” Goldstein said. “We are committed to challenging enforcement in every country and every locality that attempts to discriminate on the basis of ethnicity or religion.”"

"“the price of anti-Semitism in the U.S. is plummeting. And it’s only going to get cheaper if American Jews avoid demanding respect and asserting their Jewish Zionist pride. It’s time for the Jewish community as a whole to reject the anti-Semitic regressive left, not empower it,”"

"We should be able to stand up like every other minority group in this country and say we deserve justice — and say it loudly. We have every right to avail ourselves of the legal system, to equal protection under the law."

"“Don’t expect any civil rights movement to respect you if you don’t respect yourself. We are strong when we lead by example, not when we bow to radicalism or partisanship.”"

"“The community spends so much money on so-called pro-Israel advocacy, and it’s not moving the needle. Dollars are being spent educating Jewish students how to defend themselves, handing out pamphlets and leaflets for them to memorize, as though it’s the job of a Jewish student to defend Israel. The change you can make with one lawsuit or even one legal letter is enormous,” she said. “Not only can you ensure that the rights of your clients are respected and protected, and that similar unlawful behavior is deterred, but you go from defense to offense. And when one minority community enforces the law, all minority communities benefit.”"

"As a civil rights attorney, aggressively asserting the rights of my clients to be free from unlawful discrimination is a compliment. That means you’re a good lawyer. Can you imagine the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) being accused by the black community of too aggressively advocating for black civil rights? If we don’t stand up for ourselves, who will? And if we don’t fight to enforce our rights, why should we expect anyone to respect them?”"

"“We have never ourselves, as a minority community, really taken advantage of our rights to equal protection under the law, by strategically using the legal system to fight against anti-Semitic discrimination.”"

"“We will continue to do what we do best,” Goldstein said. “Advocate against Jew-hatred and file groundbreaking civil rights cases to ensure our clients achieve the respect they deserve.”"

"“If you can’t articulate why Jews, a minority community, deserve the right to sovereignty, then you have already ceded that space to the Jew-haters who are invading the left, and who seek to move the left toward a place that denies the right of Israel to exist,”"

"“When I first proposed a Jewish civil rights litigation fund there was backlash from some of the traditional Jewish leadership,” Goldstein said. “ ‘That’s too aggressive,’"

"“I’m reminded of M.J. Nurenberger’s ‘The Scared and the Doomed,’ ” “During our people’s darkest hour, as Hitler’s war machine kicked into high gear, much of the Diaspora establishment eschewed collective action to save European Jewry. These cosmopolitan, assimilated Jews did not want to risk their hard-earned place in American society by speaking out of turn. They wanted to be a part of the prevailing culture, not disturb it.”"

"“now is the time for a Jewish civil rights movement” and pointed out that “litigation is always the last resort.”"

"We are all very concerned,”"

"UNICEF is deeply grateful to the Japanese Government for its financial support to strengthen Health and WASH programmes for individuals most in need. It will make a critical difference for promoting adolescent health particularly during the COVID-19 recovery period and reduce the risk of WASH-related diseases among vulnerable populations,”"

"“Itetero.rw” goes beyond children, offering valuable information for teenagers. Notably, the program has garnered immense popularity, with 6 million viewers on Rwanda Television and 8 million subscribers on YouTube, attesting to its significance in reaching a broad audience."

"High-functioning entrepreneurs,” a group she identifies with. “I focus on helping people increase their health span and continuing to function at a high level,” Dr. Lindsey said. “I’ve started and run businesses myself and am involved in the business community. Entrepreneurship does have its unique stresses and strains — for the business owners and their families. I focus a lot on brain and cognitive health as well as physical/hormonal health and performance.”"

"“The most rewarding part of my job is keeping people healthy, young, and performing at the highest level. If someone does have a problem, I listen carefully and do the right tests to make a correct and early diagnosis,” Dr. Lindsey said. “I do a lot of risk mitigation. Let’s figure out what you’re most at risk for in your health. Let’s do everything we can to prevent cancer rather than diagnose it.”"

"Imihindagurikire y’ibihe ishobora no kongera ibyago byo guhura n’ihohoterwa ku bana. Ni ingenzi rero ko tugira ibyo tubikoraho kubera abana bacu, tunashyigikira abarimu babo babaha ubumenyi.”"

"We are challenging them to increase their maternity leave to four months and increase the paternity leave to at least two weeks,”"

"Today marks a significant step forward in our collective commitment to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive. The launch of the Ear and Hearing Care Programme is a testament to the power of partnerships in transforming the lives of children and adolescents with disabilities."

"When they do, and when the workforce responds, private sector and community childcare examples can serve to encourage the public sector to proactively engage in supporting systemic solutions to the childcare crisis.”"

"There are already good initiatives happening in the telecommunication and banking sector but the agency is challenging other sectors to come on board to improve the welfare of staff and their children."

"We are thrilled to support the specific needs of children and adolescents with hearing impairments by providing digital assistive technology, which opens doors to communication, education, and a brighter future. Obviously Huye is one of the primary beneficiaries of the EHC Programme that has a great need.”"