Bianca Jagger

Activist

1945-05-02

Bianca Jagger is a Nicaraguan-born human rights advocate and public figure known for her international campaigning on justice and environmental issues.

Quotes by Bianca Jagger

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.
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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
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Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
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George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
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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.
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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.
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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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