“Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.” HumansRightsEconomicHugeStructureHuman RightsTerrorismInequalityUnfairRepressionAssassinationEconomic InequalityHuman Rights Day Author:Pope Francis
“In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of twentieth-century racism...scholarship, propaganda, integration, national self-determination, human rights, cultural and economic separatism, politics, international communism, expatriation, third world solidarity.” WorldHumansLongSelfProblemCoursesCareersRightsEconomicCenturyRacismSolutionsDeterminationThirdsInternationalHuman RightsCommunismPropagandaSelf DeterminationSolidarityIntegrationTwentieth CenturyScholarshipThird World Author:David Levering Lewis
“Peace should be understood in a human way - in a broad social, political and economic way. Peace is threatened by unjust economic, social and political order, absence of democracy, environmental degradation and absence of human rights.” WayShouldHumansPoliticalOrderSocialDemocracyRightsEconomicUnderstoodEnvironmentalHuman RightsAbsenceBroadsThreatenedUnjustDegradationEnvironmental Degradation Book:Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism Source: Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
“Human rights are particularly cherished by the West, which has never acknowledged economic rights. Human rights mean freedom from politcal oppression, tyranny and abuse, while economic oppression, tyranny and abuse are built into the very structures of globalization.” HumansMeanRightsEconomicBuiltAbuseStructureWestHuman RightsTyrannyOppressionGlobalization Author:Jeremy Seabrook
“It has been the fashion to speak of the conflict between human rights and property rights, and from this it has come to be widely believed that the use of private property is tainted with evil and should not be espoused by rational and civilized men... the only dependable foundation of personal liberty is the personal economic security of private property. The Good Society.” MenShouldHumansHas BeensUseWisdomEvilPoliticsSpeakLibertyEconomyRightsEconomicSecurityFashionConflictFoundationPropertyHuman RightsRationalLiberalismCivilizedPrivate PropertyProperty RightsTaintedDependablePersonal LibertyEconomic Security Author:Walter Lippmann
“The way in which we can promote peace, is by promoting sustainable management of our resources, equitable distribution of these resources, and that the only way you can actually do that, is that then you have to have a political, economic system that facilitates that. And then you get into the issues of human rights, justice, economic justice, social justice, and good governance or democratic governance. That's how it ties up.” WayHumansPoliticalSocialJusticeIssuesRightsEconomicResourcesManagementSocial JusticeDemocraticHuman RightsTiesDistributionGovernancePromotingEconomic SystemsFacilitateEconomic JusticeEquitableGood Governance Author:Wangari Maathai
“I believe that those who believe in the power of human rights must find new ways to address economic injustice - and on a scale commensurate with the millions of people around the world that are mired in poverty.” PeopleWorldWayBelieveHumansI BelievePovertyMillionsRightsEconomicInjusticeHuman RightsScalesAround The WorldAddressesNew WaysEconomic Injustice Author:Pamela Yates
“Socialism crushes human rights, builds the state, impinges on the liberty of conscience, and breeds social, cultural, and economic degeneration.” HumansStatesSocialLibertyRightsEconomicConscienceHuman RightsSocialismCrushDegeneration Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“The foundations of liberty are private property and the rule of law; this system guarantees the fewest possible forms of injustice, produces the greatest material and cultural progress, most effectively stems violence and provides the greatest respect for human rights. According to this concept of liberalism, freedom is a single, unified concept. Political and economic liberties are as inseparable as the two sides of a medal.” HumansTwoFormLawPoliticalSidesLibertyRightsProgressViolenceEconomicProduceMaterialsConceptsFoundationPropertyInjusticeHuman RightsLiberalismGuaranteesStemMedalRule Of LawInseparableTwo SidesPrivate PropertyUnified Author:Mario Vargas Llosa
“The androcentric, patriarchal cultures, whatever you want to call it, are quite new. So, every economic statement should start with reproduction, not production. Every statement for human rights ought to include reproduction as a basic human right, like freedom of speech.” WantShouldHumansCultureRightsEconomicOughtSpeechHuman RightsProductionsStatementsFreedom Of SpeechReproduction Author:Gloria Steinem
“I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction of lives and hopes, the emotional trauma, and the economic, social, and political marginalization of the displaced, the human insecurity, with real and potentially devastating consequences over generations, in ever-widening arenas of conflict. We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.” HumansRealPoliticalSocialVoiceRightsGenerationsHeardEconomicEmotionalConflictConsequenceDestructionTragedyHuman RightsIraqTraumaHumanitarianPostsZoneInsecuritySyriaAnguishPakistanPalestineArenaMarginalizationEmotional Trauma Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“The common people don't believe this kind of religion [of islamic fundamentalists] because first and foremost they want to solve their basic problems, including human rights and economic.” PeopleWantFirstsBelieveHumansKindProblemCommonRightsEconomicDon't BelieveIncludingHuman RightsSolveIslamic Author:Abdul Sattar Edhi