“A political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no struggle at all.” "We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity… and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice."Ĭynthia McKinney, American politician and activist Jean Dominique, Haitian democracy activist You cannot kill what we are fighting for.” "Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free." © Amnesty International / Ilya van Marie 8. Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International "The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who 'disappeared'. Martin Luther King, African-American civil rights activist “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Greta Thunberg ,Swedish climate change activist and Amnesty International Ambassador of ConscienceĪ post shared by Amnesty International UK 6. Because no one is too small to make a difference.” © Anders Hellberg 5. “Activism works. So what I’m telling you to do now, is to act. You can only be free if I am free."Ĭlarence Darrow, American lawyer, member of the ACLU and death penalty opponent "You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant."ĭesmond Tutu, South African civil rights activistĤ. "It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. If you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.” They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. “If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay. Nelson Mandela, South African civil rights activist “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”
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