No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms of its peoples.


Address to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Geneva [Arpril 7, 1999]

Kofi Annan Quotes

No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms of its peoples.

No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms of its peoples.

No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms of its peoples.

No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty in order to violate the human rights or fundamental freedoms of its peoples.