Leopoldo Lopez Quotes

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.

Now in its third year in office, the Obama Administration has never championed the cause of human rights. Its slow reaction in June 2009 to the stealing of the election in Iran and the birth of the 'Green Movement' there, and its delay in backing the rebellions in Egypt, Libya, and Syria, are evidence of this problem.

That's one of the things that I'm going to talk about, is the need for the Human Rights Council to actually deal with human rights. We've got countries on the Human Rights Council right now like Venezuela and Cuba.

The only situation that I can't be in favour of is the lack of respect to human rights in Venezuela.

I myself hate the communist North Korean system. That doesn't mean I should let the people in the North suffer under an oppressive regime.

I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people of Zimbabwe achieve their freedom and prosperity once again.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

It's up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.

I wholeheartedly support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a democratic, free and just society where the rule of law prevails without corruption or government violence directed against citizens.

Open your newspaper - any day of the week - and you will find a report from somewhere in the world of someone being imprisoned, tortured or executed because his opinions or religion are unacceptable to his government.

I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta.

All governments abuse power. Every one of them. It's the duty of citizens to resist those abuses.

The Turkish Army will not allow itself to be bound hand and foot by democracy and human rights.

There is a terrible price the U. S. Government must pay when it associates itself … intimately with a repressive regime.

More attention should be given to the Arab world and the human rights abuse that is taking place every day in many countries in the Arab world.

It is good that the Canadians are raising the flag among Western countries to raise the issue of human rights abuse throughout the Middle East.

Because I play in the NBA, I am lucky enough to have a public platform, so I've used every opportunity to make sure everyone knows about Erdogan's cruelty and disdain for human rights.

Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.

When human rights are systematically abused, it raises the question whether it may be legitimate in some circumstances for the international community to intervene within individual states as well as in conflicts between states.

At Al Jazeera, the first story I did was to sit down with a former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and grill him about crimes against humanity. Al Jazeera is giving me the opportunity to tell important stories and stories that I want to tell.

We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying these privileges and freedoms we must accept our mission of expanding democracy around the globe.

During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.

You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.