Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.

I've been a war reporter and a human rights defender. A professor and a columnist. A diplomat and - by far most thrillingly - a mother. And what I've learned from all these experiences is that any change worth making is going to be hard. Period.

My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being - I'm very direct and very honest.

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.