Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

One prisoner of conscience is one too many.

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

When you feel helpless, help someone.

We're nowhere near democracy. I've been released, that's all.

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.