Fatou Bensouda Quotes

I always want to give the victim a voice.

In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims.

To me, I definitely stand in the corner of wanting to give voice to the bullied, and not the bully.

My mom has always taught me to stand up for people who don't have a voice.

Victims and survivors deserve more than a person seeking a headline.

The kind of support the down-and-out need is the kind we have always refused them, the kind that would mean engaging with them not as objects of contempt, but as fellow human beings.

I believe in people, especially suffering people.

For over twenty years, Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with those on the margins and those whose burdens are more than they can bear; it stands with the poor and the powerless, with the easily-despised and the readily-left out.

I am passionate about human rights.

I'm passionate about people. I've spent my life in advocacy. People matter - whether or not we agree on the issue, people matter.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.

Let’s open our hearts to [crime] victims and their families and give them something more than vengeance.

Advocacy is a faith commitment to be part of God's plan for a just world - a world where each person's dignity and worth is valued. A world where everyone has a say in decisions that affect their lives.

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

I pray that people will stand by women who have been violated and victimized.

We have to speak up for those who can't do it for themselves.

We want to let people know that we can build solidarity with suffering folks so that they are not excluded, they are integrated.

I don't like to see people get kicked around. You have to stand up for them.

The world has proved enough times that it can scale cruelty and violence. Compassion and kindness can and must be scaled to create a world of justice for children.

I believe that truth is one of the most powerful tools we possess against victimization, exploitation, and fear.

The work of #MeToo is about healing. It's about healing as individuals and healing as communities.

I feel that my purpose is to shed light on some of the darker sides of our world, and to lend a hand and a voice to people struggling.

We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans any less our brothers and sisters.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.