“Unlawful pleasure, trenching on another's rights, is delusive and envenomed pleasureits hollowness disappoints at the time, its poison cruelly tortures afterwards, its effects deprave forever.” PleasureForeverRightsEffectsTorturePoisonDisappointUnlawfulHollowness Author:Charlotte Bronte
“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
“The Singapore judicial system's shameful recourse to using torture - in the form of caning - to punish crimes that should be misdemeanors is indicative of a blatant disregard for international human rights standards, one of the defendants said that sentencing day was the darkest day of his life, but in reality every day that Singapore keeps caning on its books is a dark day for the country's international reputation.” LifeShouldHumansSaidBookCountryRealityFormDarkRightsCrimeStandardsInternationalHuman RightsReputationTortureShamefulDisregardJudicialSingaporeRecourseDark DaysJudicial SystemMisdemeanors Author:Phil Robertson
“Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or her country of origin, religion, descent, or any other ground.” HumansCountryGovernmentCertainHurtRightsDignityUniversalHuman RightsContraryDiscriminationTortureArbitraryDescentHuman DignityDetention Author:Shirin Ebadi
“I think you have to repudiate torture and I think you have to end what's going on at Guantanamo and you have to live up to American values. Basically you restore - what the American dream brought to the world stage was respect for the individual and the idea that people aren't pawns that rulers can push around but they have rights.” PeopleThinkingWorldIdeasEndsDreamValuesIndividualRightsStageTortureAmerican DreamRulersPawnsAmerican ValuesGuantanamo Author:Wesley Clark