Humanitarian Principles Quotes

Whether a war is “just” or “unjust”, whether it is a war of aggression or of defense, the protection and care due to the wounded and sick are in no way affected.

The great difficulty with Guantanamo is it was perceived correctly as being a place where people were not being detained subject to rules. I don't think the world thinks that you can't detain suspected terrorists - the world thinks you can do that, but you have to do it pursuant to rules and to clear charges.

The Usage of Torture is contrary to all the Dictates of Nature and Reason; even Mankind itself cries out against it, and demands loudly the total Abolition of it.

We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy.

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

I refuse to allow human rights to become a slogan to protect terrorists.

One of America's greatest strengths is the soft power of our value system and how we treat prisoners of war, and we don't torture.

Obama had the audacity to say, 'I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States.' Ladies and gentlemen, torture in the United States has always been illegal.

if any government does not acknowledge the rights of the human person or violates them, it not only fails in its duty, but its orders completely lack juridical force

I believe we're stronger when we speak loudly and unapologetically for human rights; when we stand with our allies against common threats like terrorism, radicalization, and poverty; and when we unite to prevent the world's most dangerous regimes from acquiring the world's deadliest weapons.

I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms.

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.

Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains.

Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.

I'd personally like to see the Human Rights Act go because I think we have had some problems with it.

Human rights in China should absolutely play a role in broader U.S. policy toward China. When we look the other way on fundamental issues of human rights, we are also responsible.

...the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity.

The technologies that raise the fewest ethical problems are those that work on a human scale, brightening the lives of individual people.

Promoting and protecting human rights internationally is not just a matter of principle or morality - doing so also serves our national security interests.

Torture does not work. I believe that.

No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.

We are America; we don't torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train.

The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.

My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost.

When America pays lip service but little more to horrors like the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, instead proclaiming convenient but arbitrary loopholes in our moral obligations, we just give the world's worst bullies more ammunition and power.