Navi Pillay Quotes

• Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely a matter of outrage that over half a million women die annually from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. This is nearly half the annual global death toll, and arguably, a direct reflection of the disempowerment of women in social, economic and political life.

  Navi Pillay

  Pregnancy, Reflection, Rights

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• There seems to be a strong possibility that international humanitarian law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes.

  Navi Pillay

  Strong, War, Law

  "U.N. launches probe into alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza". www.reuters.com. July 23, 2014.

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• I am deeply concerned that Sri Lanka, despite the opportunity provided by the end of the war to construct a new vibrant, all-embracing state, is showing signs of heading in an increasingly authoritarian direction.

  Navi Pillay

  War, Opportunity, Sri Lanka

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