The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

As the world continues to turn away from the use of the death penalty, it is a glaring anomaly that China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the USA stand out for their extreme use of this form of punishment as the 'top' executioners in the world.

Poverty is not only about income poverty, it is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness. That is why human rights must not be ignored but given even greater prominence in times of economic crisis.

No cause can justify the abuse of human rights.

Racism is an attack on the very notion of the universality of human rights. It systematically denies certain people the enjoyment of their full human rights because of their colour, race, ethnicity, descent or national origin.

The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation.