Mary Robinson Quotes


Young persons, because of their immaturity, may not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and should therefore benefit from less severe sanctions than adults. More importantly, it reflects the firm belief that young persons are more susceptible to change, and thus have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adults. - Mary Robinson


You hear and read of the destruction, see pictures... very devastating ... to come and see row after row of blackened, destroyed homes. - Mary Robinson


Whenever force is used, the principle of proportionality has to be applied, and all necessary measures have to be taken to avoid loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian property. - Mary Robinson


We will not let governments off the hook... We will look to civil society to help us, to pin governments, to what they have committed to here. And we will report on it. - Mary Robinson


We are not re-inventing anything that has already been invented. - Mary Robinson


We are deeply concerned about those who have been required to return from the borders back into Kosovo and about whom we cannot find first-hand information... That was a cause of really grave concern. - Mary Robinson


This is a new beginning, a great beginning for women in Afghanistan, a time of hope. - Mary Robinson


There are certainly human rights concerns. Very serious human rights concerns that I would like to have fully clarified. - Mary Robinson


The poor, beleaguered people of Iraq are not better off. - Mary Robinson


The most important thing is to bring perpetrators to justice. That can either be done by courts in Indonesia or in East Timor. Or if it is necessary it can be done by an international tribunal. - Mary Robinson


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