Human Rights Day Inspirational Quotes

Human Rights Day is almost approaching, and it is more crucial than ever to honor and advance our basic human rights. On December 10, 1950, two years before the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Human Rights Day was created. Since then, December 10th has been used as a platform to advocate for and hold international leaders responsible for defending the rights specified in that historic agreement. We've put up a compilation of Human Rights Day sayings and quotes from some of the most inspirational human rights activists in history to help you get into the spirit of things.

1. “If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay. They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. If you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself.” (Laverne Cox )

2. "It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant." (Desmond Tutu)

3. “You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.”(Clarence Darrow)

4. “Activism works. So what I’m telling you to do now, is to act. Because no one is too small to make a difference.”(Greta Thunberg)

5. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”(Martin Luther King)

6. “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'. That's what the candle is for.”(Peter Benenson)

7. “Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.”(14th Dalai Lama)

8. “You cannot kill the truth. You cannot kill justice. You cannot kill what we are fighting for.”(Jean Dominique)

9. “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.”(Cynthia McKinney)

10. “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.”(Arundhati Roy)

11. “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”(Malala Yousafzai)

12. “Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.”(A. Philip Randolph)

13. “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.”(Bob Marley)