“These quotes about human rights and dignity remind us of the value of all people. They inspire us to fight for justice and ensure that everyone is valued…, ask them to encourage us to defend and strive for what is right. Human rights are universal and undeniable creating a world.
Table of Contents
Quotes About Human Rights and Dignity
- “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” – John F. Kennedy
- “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel
- “There can be no peace without development, no development without peace, and no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law.” – Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
“If you want to improve your quality of life and the quality of life for all women, never stop questioning society or calling for change.”
Justina De Pierris, Argentinian student activist
. “It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant.”
Desmond Tutu, South African civil rights activist
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Martin Luther King, an African-American civil rights activist
“When the fundamental principles of human rights are not protected, the center of our institution no longer holds. It is they that promote development that is sustainable; peace that is secure; and lives of dignity.” – Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela
“We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation.” – Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
“A right delayed is a right denied.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant.”
Desmond Tutu, South African civil rights activist
“The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who was shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who ‘disappeared’. That’s what the candle is for.”
Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International
“Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.”
14th Dalai Lama
“When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.”
– Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
“Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept, there can be no end save victory.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Our hopes for a more just, safe, and peaceful world can only be achieved when there is universal respect for the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family.”
– UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
What is a famous quote about human rights?
“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela
“We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation.” – Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
What is a quote about human equality?
“When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.” – Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan