George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

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I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the...

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the...

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early...

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early...

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is...

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is...

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S....

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S....

I think the difference between El Salvador and Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua you had...

I think the difference between El Salvador and Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua you had...

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of...

I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of...

Live interviews are more difficult to distort.

Live interviews are more difficult to distort.

I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got...

I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got...

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a...

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a...

The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.

The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.

The killing of innocent people is always wrong.

The killing of innocent people is always wrong.

Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members...

Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members...

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his...

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his...

In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But...

In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But...

I feel great identification with the developing world.

I feel great identification with the developing world.

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate...

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate...

For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and...

For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...