The reports that are coming out, particularly by Human Rights Watch, merit our very, very serious consideration,

Human rights and civil rights are at the forefront of today's society, even as much as they were in the 1960s. But we've become complacent. We have to draw people's attention to it and refocus.

I believe it's very important for human rights and equal rights that we honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I believe we shouldn't be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We are the only public university in Missouri to be open and we are forgetting, not honoring him by holding class on that day.

Human rights and civil rights are at the forefront of today's society, even as much as they were in the 1960s, ... But we've become complacent. We have to draw people's attention to it and refocus.

The new text substantially advances the discussion and gives a good basis to achieve a stronger human rights council, assuming there is a decision to have members of the council elected by a two-thirds majority.

To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.