“Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.” PeopleShouldMindHumansHardGovernmentMotivationalLawRightsExpressionBearsInternationalHuman RightsDenyStealingBlockJudgementTortureAspirationFreedom Of ExpressionInternational Law Author:William Hague
“We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.” IfsHumansNationsUnitedDemocracyRightsInvolvedAuthorityUnionsHuman RightsPartnersSyriaUnited NationsEuropean UnionDemocracy And Human Rights Author:William Hague
“At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.” HumansGovernmentLawPrinciplesRightsMiddleOptimismInternationalHuman RightsEastMiddle EastInternational LawImpunityOptimism And Hope Author:William Hague
“Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.” HumansPoliticalLeaderRightsHuman RightsMinoritiesIranPrisonerPersecutionDisgraceShamefulDefendersIndictmentPolitical Prisoners Author:William Hague
“The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before.” WorldHumansDecisionDecision MakingCentreCivilisationHubDiffusion Author:William Hague
