Human Rights Quotes and Sayings

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” – Bob Marley

“The evolution of the human rights movement clearly illustrates humanity’s ongoing struggle toward creating a better world.” – Robert Alan Silverstein

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” – John F. Kennedy

“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

“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

“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.” – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

“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 is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.” – A. Philip Randolph

“There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.” – Irene Khan

“Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.” – 14th Dalai Lama

““Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King