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.

I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.

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

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.