Quote of the Day “Each time we choose dialogue over division, and cooperation over confrontation, we strengthen democracy.” António Guterres António Guterres said this in his message for…

Quote of the Day “Human rights are African rights.” Kofi Annan Kofi Annan said these words to African leaders at the Organization of African Unity summit in Harare,…

Quote of the Day “The only way to give finality to the evil of discrimination is to eliminate it completely.” Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela said these words in…

Quote of the Day “Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just…

Quote of the Day “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass said these words in his 1857 West…

The African Charter on what we owe one another, and why environmental protection is also a human-rights question.

Albert Einstein on peace through understanding, and a look at why literacy can improve as a percentage while the number of adults unable to read still rises.

Eleanor Roosevelt on where human rights begin, and a look at what ‘safely managed drinking water’ actually means in ordinary life.

Nelson Mandela on freedom and respect for the freedom of others, and a look at the scale and everyday reality of violence against women.

Natalia Kanem on maternal health as a right, and a look at why sub-Saharan Africa still bears a disproportionate share of the world’s maternal deaths.