Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous. ”

Like a tracer running through the veins of the city, networks of air quality sensors attached to bikes can help measure an individual's exposure to pollution and draw a dynamic map of the urban air on a human scale, as in the case of the Copenhagen Wheel developed by new startup Superpedestrian. ”

People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses. ”

European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of informatio,n and freedom of assembly are being violated by Spain's central government. ”

As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved. ”

All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination. ”

The British people have the right to decide - have the right to decide whether or not they want to be part of the E.U. And I shouldn't interfere in this. ”

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. ”

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. ”

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure. ”