- I will respect your rights regardless of who you are. I will uphold your rights even when I disagree with you
- When anyone’s human rights are denied, everyone's rights are undermined, so I will stand up
- I will raise my voice. I will take action. I will use my rights to stand up for your rights.
people have stood up for human rights
Each and every one of us can make a difference.
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We're grateful to our supporters who have taken the pledge and committed to defend human rights.
Michelle Yeoh
Actress and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Sami Kanaan
Mayor of Geneva
Ingrid Skjølaas
Deputy Head of Norwegian Mission, Nigeria
Antonio Hodgers
President of the State Council, Republic and State of Geneva
Stavros Lambrinidis
European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
Amber Heard
Actress and activist
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Footballer and anti-discrimination activist
Maria Gulhegina
Opera singer
Chelsey Buurman
Second Secretary Netherlands Mission, in Nigeria
Pascale Baeriswyl
State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Jean Todt
UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy
João Vale de Almeida
Senior European Union diplomat and the EU Ambassador to the United Nations
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Adam Met
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and musician
Connie Britton
Actor and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
Nicolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor
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