Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.

The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.

The course of our lives is determined by how we react--what we decide and what we do--at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determines a person's true worth and greatness.

It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.

One cannot, without reflection, make some into bearers of goodness and others into miscreants, judging them by relative positive or negative criteria. These, like everything else, change according to historical circumstances, the character of a society, the time and subjective points of view.