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15. “To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of hunger and deprivation is to dehumanize them. But such has been the terrible fate of all black persons in our country under the system of apartheid.”
Nelson Mandela
Human Rights, Dehumanization, Apartheid, Justice, Humanity
16. “This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved of the threat and the scourge of civil wars and external aggression and unburdened of the great tragedy of millions forced to become refugees.” Nelson Mandela Democracy, Human Rights, Poverty, Peace, Justice
19. “The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” Nelson Mandela Apartheid, Freedom, International Consensus, Human Rights, Solidarity
23. “The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care, and a healthy environment.” Nelson Mandela Human Rights, Poverty, Basic Needs, Justice, Inequality
27. “Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X Education, Human Rights, Self-respect, Future, Preparation
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15. “To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of hunger and deprivation is to dehumanize them. But such has been the terrible fate of all black persons in our country under the system of apartheid.”
Nelson Mandela Human Rights, Dehumanization, Apartheid, Justice, Humanity
16. “This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved of the threat and the scourge of civil wars and external aggression and unburdened of the great tragedy of millions forced to become refugees.”
Nelson Mandela Democracy, Human Rights, Poverty, Peace, Justice
19. “The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
Nelson Mandela Apartheid, Freedom, International Consensus, Human Rights, Solidarity
23. “The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care, and a healthy environment.”
Nelson Mandela Human Rights, Poverty, Basic Needs, Justice, Inequality
27. “Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X Education, Human Rights, Self-respect, Future, Preparation
