“I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.” WantGivingHumansI CanWishPoorRightsUniversityHuman RightsGenderInequalityOppressedLecturesBattlefieldsShowcaseGender Inequality Author:Taslima Nasrin
“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
“Popular privileges are consistent with a state of society in which there is great inequality of position. Democratic rights, on the contrary, demand that there should be equality of condition as the fundamental basis of the society they regulate.” ShouldStatesRightsSocietyConditionsPositionDemandBasesFundamentalsDemocraticPrivilegeContraryInequalityConsistentDemocratic Rights Book:Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches Source: Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield: Collected from His Writings and Speeches
“The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security.” HumansCountrySocialRightsGroupsSecurityRemainsStrategyHuman RightsInequalityPromotionEliminatingSocial Groups Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“The critique of social inequality, which is very much a part of my story, came about naturally from my recollection of Huck and Tom and the controversy surrounding [Mark] Twain's use of them and from my own passionate interest in civil rights, animal rights, and the right of Earth to survive humankind's reprehensible neglect of its stewardship.” StoriesUseEarthSocialInterestMy OwnAnimalRightsMarkPassionateCivil RightsInequalityNeglectAnimal RightsHumankindTomsControversyStewardshipCritiqueRecollectionSocial Inequality Author:Norman Lock
“We have the history of slavery or inequality to women, and now the civil rights movement of the 21st century is the struggle for equality for the gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. And I think it's important for Americans to know about the times that we failed.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantStruggleRightsCenturyMovementGaySlaveryCivil RightsInequality21st CenturyTransgenderCivil Rights Movement Author:George Takei