Antonio Guterres Quotes

I know nothing of man’s rights, or woman’s rights; human rights are all that I recognize.

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

The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal.

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.

I recognize no rights but human rights—I know nothing of men's rights and women's 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 crusading for the rights of the women of New England or of old England but of the world.

Outside of America, there are many people, myself included, who champion values that in some senses could be thought of as traditionally American: The idea that everybody is equal; the idea that the rights of women and men should be the same.

I fear that the migratory crisis signals the beginning of the end of women's rights.

You don't need a passport to work on human rights.

There are those who argue that the concept of human rights is not applicable to all cultures. We in the National League for Democracy believe that human rights are of universal relevance. But even those who do not believe in human rights must certainly agree that the rule of law is most important. Without the rule of law there can be no peace.

Western culture is what keeps women and gays safe.

Why do we take a dollar? Why do we give a dollar to countries that have no rights for women? We have to think about that.

I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.

I expect to plead not for the slave only, but for suffering humanity everywhere. Especially do I mean to labor for the elevation of my sex.

I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.

I urge everyone - men, boys, women and girls - to join me in standing up for girls' rights with Plan U.K.

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.

I keep thinking about how terrifyingly vulnerable women are in so many countries.

All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'

The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence.

My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.

Like probably a lot of people, I came away from watching films like 'Miss Representation' and 'Half the Sky' with the realization that the battle for women's rights is not over, especially not globally, and that the moral imperative of our century is to achieve full rights for everyone regardless of gender.