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There are ten times as many sex slaves transported around the globe today as agrarian slaves were transported in the 1790s.
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Compassion isn't a sign of weakness, but a mark of civilization.
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A little bit of attention can go a long way.
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The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books.
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Guilt-tripping people does not work they tend to be turned off.
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Laws matter, but typically changing the law by itself accomplishes little.
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The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month
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One thing the humanitarian world doesn't do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched every day by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do.
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The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about what intrigues you, I am just amazed by that.
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You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.
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Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound at the wrists with pants still around its ankles if it was a woman, she was likely raped if it was a man, he was possibly castrated.
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In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.
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A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.
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It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.
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Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries.
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...Environmental groups are too often alarmists. They have an awful track record, so they've lost credibility with the public.
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There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to get upset with President Bush. People need to get upset with their Congressmen.
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I think when hundreds of thousands of lives are on the line, you might have to set aside some principles.
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In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.
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One of the great failings of the American education system (in our view) is that young people can graduate from university without any understanding of poverty at home or abroad.
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