Shirin Ebadi Quotes

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.

Human Rights

I would simply not compromise on the fundamental rights of people.

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

Human rights are being exalted over victory.

Respect for human rights is a cornerstone of U. S. foreign policy.

Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal.

The struggle for human rights is at its core a struggle for human dignity.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

People say that human rights is a Western construct foisted on others. But that's not true. Equality, dignity, respect and justice are as much an integral part of the Islamic tradition.

Every human being, including those who belong to the enemy, have rights.

In today's restless world, America needs to identify with the quest for universal human dignity, a dignity that embodies both freedom and democracy but also implies respect for cultural diversity.

We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for human rights.

We find traditions of liberty, rationality, and tolerance in the rich histories of pre-Islamic and Islamic societies. These values do not belong to the West or the East; they are the common moral heritage of humankind.

Is the Jew a man? He is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, my fellow; and he shall not, if I can prevent it, be a slave! I demand for him equal rights and privileges, and a place within the pale of the Constitution!" Let all the people say, Even so, AMEN!

Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

There are times … when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

Everyone must have their rights, and in fact everyone gets their rights.

That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity.

Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.