“The overriding need is "to develop a new Planetary Humanism" that will seek to preserve human rights and enhance human freedom and dignity and will emphasize our commitment "to humanity as a whole." The underlying ethical principle "is the need to respect the dignity and worth of all persons in the world community." Thinkers as diverse as Peter Singer and Hans Küng also emphasize the need for a new global ethic beyond nationalistic, racial, religious, and ethnic chauvinism.” WorldNeedsHumansPersonsWholeHumanityCommunityReligiousPrinciplesRightsAtheismEthicsCommitmentDignityHuman RightsHumanismPositive AtheismSingersPreservesEthicalThinkerPeterDiverseHuman FreedomChauvinismNationalisticEthical Principles Author:Paul Kurtz
“A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.” HumansPlayActionProcessRolesRightsCommitmentHuman RightsCrucialLearning ProcessTransmission Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“We need a broad commitment to human rights across the board. We cannot attain that simply by protecting one oppressed group or the other.” NeedsHumansRightsGroupsCommitmentHuman RightsBoardsBroadsOppressed Author:Jill Stein
“I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and relevance. As far as I'm concerned I am involved in a complementary process with people who have a moral or spiritual commitment to human rights.” PeopleWorldHumansSpiritualValuesProcessCommonMoralRightsInvolvedCommitmentConcernedAgreeHuman RightsArguingRelevanceComplementary Author:Mary Robinson
“Using human rights commitments more effectively, either as part of negotiations in the WTO or as part of the trade policy review process, poses issues of equality in a practical venue.” HumansProcessIssuesRightsPolicyCommitmentTradeHuman RightsPracticalsReviewsNegotiationVenues Author:Mary Robinson
“Often Americans have heard Donald Trump be very hard on China. But that's not how it's heard over there. In China, his message is being interpreted as the sound of an exhausted America, an America that is seeking to withdraw from its commitments to NATO, to holding up, for instance, human rights around the world.” WorldHumansHardAmericaSoundRightsHeardTrumpMessagesCommitmentHuman RightsSeekingChinaInstanceAround The WorldExhaustedNato Author:Evan Osnos
“Every government has signed up to a voluntary legal commitment under at least one of the international covenants and conventions based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But who is holding them to account? Our mission is to make it known that these conventions are good tools for civil society to hold their local authority, their government and businesses accountable.” HumansGovernmentKnownRightsAuthorityCommitmentToolsUniversalAccountsInternationalHuman RightsMissionsLocalsConventionsDeclarationCovenantCivil SocietyDeclaration Of Human RightsGovernment And Business Author:Mary Robinson
“The U.S. has represented throughout its history a commitment to human rights and the law - shining a light on what happened at Abu Ghraib exposes our departure from this long-term commitment. It does not, however, excuse the atrocities carried about by Saddam Hussein and others.” CommitmentShiningHuman RightsExcuse Author:Rory Kennedy
“I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.” HumansStillsStatesAbleUsedPresidentUnitedQualityUnited StatesDemocracyRightsInfluenceCommitmentEnvironmentalHuman RightsMemorablePrestigeEnvironmental Quality Author:Jimmy Carter
“The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It is only through the pursuit of practical and effective efforts to promote human rights that we show our real commitment to the welfare of individuals and society.” HumansImportantRealMatterShowsIndividualEffortRightsCommitmentDignityHuman RightsProtectionPursuitPracticalsWelfareGesturesSymbolicIndividuals And Society Author:Alexander Downer
“In almost every case (where the United States has fought wars) our overwhelming commitment to freedom, democracy and human rights has required us to support those regimes that would deny freedom, democracy and human rights to their own people.” PeopleHumansWarStatesUnitedCasesUnited StatesSupportDemocracyRightsCommitmentHuman RightsDenyOverwhelmingRegimesDemocracy And Human Rights Author:Gore Vidal
“I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.” ThinkingShouldTryingHumansWellsCountryStatesMovingNationsUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyRightsInfluenceCommitmentWesternHuman RightsOther Countries Author:Samuel P. Huntington