(Being
quotes taken from the award speeches of four awardees)
Alan
Rusbridger (UK):
“The internet is the
thing they fear. The thing they want to master. The space in which we may
all find darkness as well as light. But the very reasons the State
wants to tame, penetrate and control the digital universe are the
same reasons which make it an instrument of liberty.”
Asma
Jahangir (Pakistan):
“There are
trillions of dollars spent on so-called security; yet innocent girl victims in
Nigeria could not be protected. Such incidents are indications of decay in
global governance. Security oriented institutions and individuals are taking the lead in making global policies. Security and economic
interests take precedence over human rights and sustainable peace. The gap between expectations of the people and the
deliverance of sound governance is widening.”
Basil
Fernando (AHRC, Hong Kong):
“It is not the laws set
out in the books that protect people. We have such laws in abundance, but
the existence of those laws did not prevent widespread lawlessness.
The presence or absence of protection is determined by and dependent
on functioning institutions of justice, meaning a
functional police system, prosecution system and judicial system.“
BILL
Mckibben (350.Org,
USA):
“We simply must defeat
those forces that want to delay large-scale change so they can have a
decade or two more profit. There’s no ducking that fight: If you
invest in fossil fuel companies, you profit from the destruction of
the earth. That’s the definition of dirty money. Those who invest in
fossil fuel companies are making a wager that the world will do
nothing to combat climate change. That’s an immoral wager. “
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