We urge the Russian government to act to safeguard the fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly for all citizens.

LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights.

the United States has an unyielding belief that all people yearn for the right to gather and speak freely and to choose their own leaders

His words remind us that we must all work together on behalf of a world in which the fundamental human rights that all people deserve are protected.

We call on the Government of Iran to live up to its international human rights obligations.

History shows that countries that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, secure, and successful.

Supporting human rights provides lasting security that cannot be purchased in any other way.

The Syrian regime cannot expect to be treated as a respected member of the international community when it engages in such systematic repression of its own citizens.

Developed nations have a duty not only to share our wealth, but also to encourage sources that produce wealth: economic freedom, political liberty, the rule of law and human rights.

It's so sad that right off the shores of our great, you know, Nation that believes in human rights and human dignity exists this dungeon.

We will change our policy when the people running Cuba free people of conscience from the prisons.

We remain deeply concerned about North Korea's human rights abuses, uranium enrichment activities, nuclear testing and proliferation.

I underscored the importance of promoting improved human rights practices and conditions for religious believers and ethnic minorities.

Today is an opportunity to recommit ourselves to confronting injustice wherever we find it and upholding the dignity of all people.

We have hope because we see a day coming when Cubans will have the freedom of which they have dreamed for centuries.

We will not sit down with your leaders that imprison your people.

The United States is committed to ending the genocide in Darfur.

The United States has called the situation in Darfur a genocide.