“We hear from time to time about horrible human rights atrocities happening around the globe. Our government claims that it stands in favor of human rights, and our leaders are in the news demanding consequences for other countries that are abusing their populations. But there is a huge denial about how widespread and common these kinds of atrocities are in the United States, and that we are not nearly as different from other countries as we would like to believe we are.” BelieveHumansKindChildrenDifferentCountryStatesGovernmentUnitedCommonLeaderUnited StatesRightsHugeNewsHappeningsConsequenceClaimsHuman RightsPopulationFavorsHorribleDenialOther CountriesGlobesAtrocities Author:Lundy Bancroft
“The biggest misconception about me and my work is that I only make political films denouncing human-rights atrocities, even though all of my films are about people fighting for their rights and their quest for justice. My films aren't depressing, are very human, and always offer a way forward.” PeopleWayHumansFilmPoliticalFightingJusticeRightsOffersHuman RightsQuestsDepressingMisconceptionAtrocitiesWay Forward Author:Pamela Yates
“To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about real stuff, like terror atrocities and human rights abuses and pencil-sharpening techniques.” PeopleIfsHumansRealEnoughJobsStuffPayTalkingRightsLuckyAbuseHuman RightsTerrorTechniqueGood JobPencilsAtrocitiesSharpeningReal Stuff Author:David Rees
“If every human rights atrocity is described as a Holocaust,[Adolf] Hitler's attempted obliteration of the Jewish people is diminished or de-recognised in our history.” PeopleIfsHumansRightsHuman RightsHolocaustAtrocities Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“Other human rights atrocities from African slavery to the killing fields of Cambodia, the Armenian and Rwandan Genocides are all of course to be remembered, but diluting their particularity or comparing degrees of evil does no good.” HumansDoeCoursesEvilRightsFieldsDegreesSlaveryKillingHuman RightsCompareRememberedGenocideAtrocitiesArmeniansCambodia Author:Jeremy Corbyn