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I feel great identification with the developing world.

Bianca Jagger

I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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Lasts Rights Years
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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Law Rights World
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Members Privileged Suffering
There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
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Government Justice People War
Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
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Difficult Interview
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
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Hippie Liberty Needs
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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Country Government Thinking
When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
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Commitment Order Perseverance
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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Believe Genocide Ongoing
I didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
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Citizens Class House
I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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Want Wears Women
I don’t believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don’t believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.
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Believe Interview Lobbying Share Views
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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Government Law People
The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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Believe Help Innocent People Voice Voiceless
I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
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Believe Leader Peaceful
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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Commitment Human Issue Rights War

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