Human Rights Violation Quotes

“If A Tree Falls (Sonnet)

If a tree falls in the forest, but
nobody hears it, did it really fall!

If children are bombed to death,
but it's omitted from the news,
did the children really die!

If people are massacred by law,
but it's not on Netflix,
is it really a genocide!

If democracy is dismantled piece by piece,
but by government decree,
is it really illegal!

If the world is burnt to cinders,
but the privileged castles stay intact,
is the world really burning!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Rx for Fascism (Sonnet)

Gaza is not for sale,
Greenland is not for sale,
Ukraine is not for sale,
Canada is not for sale.

Planet Earth is not real estate,
to pander to your predatory psychopathy.
If you are so hard up for cash, we can all
chip in to buy you some good ol shock therapy.

When someone plays fast and loose with rights
and freedom, their place is either in the jungle
or in a mental institution, not in office.
Fascism, fundamentalism and nationalism,
these are the ultimate mental illness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Post-apocalyptic world will never unfold like in the movies, the post-apocalyptic world already exists, may be not for you, as you're born on the lucky side of privilege - but that world of drought, flood, famine, plague and persecution already exists - ten steps from the door of the privileged.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Children of South (World Sonnet)

Africa is not a charity case,
Colombia is not a charity case,
Bolivia is not a charity case,
Venezuela is not a charity case,

Mexico is not a charity case,
Philippines is not a charity case,
Thailand is not a charity case,
India is not a charity case -

the global south is not a charity case,
it's rich with both mind and minerals.
Human poverty in the global south is
manufactured by the northern apes.

Awake, Arise, O Children of South,
you got more brain, heart and backbone
than all old and new colonials combined.
Humans of Earth everywhere, all rise 'n roar,
the first global goal is to fire the fascists.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Thinking citizens are no good to democracy,
either you obey blind or be branded a terrorist.
Either you hold your mouth, mind and backbone,
or be jailed as an anarchist.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Alien Native
(The Sonnet)

When natives are treated alien,
and aliens take over as master,
cultures uprooted by legal decree,
honor is stolen as spoils of war,

empires erected on blood and bones,
when prosperity is rooted in plunder,
homes are stripped of hopes and dreams,
violations feed the palace of blunder,

when baboons are adorned with bootleg,
each rock is drenched in bloodshed,
when festivities thrive on thievery,
correction is cursed as blasphemous,

defying the delirium of king and country,
rise and stand human against imperial larceny.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Deutschland über alles (The Sonnet)

If the germans have no right
to take pride in their past,
neither do the british
or the americans.

In fact, the scale of british and american
atrocities, surpasses the SS many folds.
'Deutschland über alles' is 'jingle bells',
compared to british and american holocaust.

Yet germany had the human decency
to dump its horrific national anthem,
while colonial pride is still dominant,
across much of america and england.

Radical inhumanity warrants radical reparations,
a concept yet foreign to Buck House and Uncle Sam.
When you are the largest manufacturer of massacre,
making amends should be your existential anthem.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Radical inhumanity warrants radical reparations.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Achievement comes later, atonement comes first.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Palestine is the new Poland.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“You should be more disgusted at
Churchill and Columbus than Hitler,
the fact that you are not,
shows how ludicrously little you're
aware of humanitarian disasters.

Palestine is the new Poland,
yet hypocrites only shout for Ukraine.
Tears must fit liberty's narrative,
if not, they're thrusted terrorist blame.

Mein Kampf ist nicht vorbei, bis alle frei sind,
Surrender not to the narrative of fake freedom.
Greatest freedom is freedom from selfishness,
a capacity mastered only by the living human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“Palestine is the new Poland
(The Controversial Sonnet)

Życie jest jednym wielkim uprzedzeniem,
chyba że kwestionujesz wszystko.
Dobroć jest odważniejsza niż okrucieństwo,
Wszędzie jest dom, każdy jest rodziną.

Płoń tak jasno, świat ożywa,
Służba to najwyższa mądrość.
Obudź się, powstań i śmiało ogłoś:
mój świat, moja odpowiedzialność.

You should be more disgusted at
Churchill and Columbus than Hitler,
the fact that you are not,
shows how ludicrously little you're
aware of humanitarian disasters.

Palestine is the new Poland,
yet hypocrites only shout for Ukraine.
Tears must fit liberty's narrative,
if not, they're thrusted terrorist blame.

Mein Kampf ist nicht vorbei, bis alle frei sind,
Surrender not to the narrative of fake freedom.
Greatest freedom is freedom from selfishness,
a capacity mastered only by the living human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“Nationalism is cannibalism,
Fundamentalism is cannibalism,
Colonialism is cannibalism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“In the absence of tolerance, every nation is monkeys’ nation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“Human I Stand (Sonnet)

You know, what terms like woke,
feminist, anti-racist, anti-fascist,
anti-colonialist, anti-monarchist,
anti-nationalist, pro-choice, really mean!

They imply a willful involvement to
free ourselves from primitive practices,
as opposed to wishful thinking of tradition
forcing the living to adapt to the dead.

They are a step in the right direction,
humankind's first step to correct itself.
By no means they imply a flawless world,
rather they reflect a world where bigotries
and atrocities aren't considered proud heritage.

No one on earth should suffer to
satisfy someone's puritanical beliefs.
Human I stand, from the river to the sea,
I won't let no wildlife normalize inhumanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood

“The only way to end prejudice from the world is to stare it right into the eyes and speak love.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood

“Trampling on others' rights is just as cannibalistic as feeding on others' flesh.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood

“Mass deportation is human trafficking.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“This prehistoric world has an instinctual affinity to black and white concepts – to binary concepts – and a gigantic blind spot for grey areas. Justice is too grand an exercise to be contained by the primitive dualistic nonsense of violence and nonviolence.

Let me put this into perspective. Bullets are an act of violence, silence is an act of nonviolence – but there is a third option – the option of the slipper. Slippers are more effective in fighting bugs, than bullets – bullets make martyr of the bugs, slippers put them in their place. When the slippers of a nation’s civilians combine, even the mightiest of tyrant is bound to fall – be it a state head, court judge or law enforcement officer.

Whenever a bunch of bugs turn the courts into a cradle of animal masculinity – whenever a bunch of bugs turn the parliament into a cradle of fundamentalism and bigotry – whenever a bunch of bugs turn the police stations into a cradle of badge-bearing barbarism – grab hold of that household bug-repellent you wear on your feet, and put them to some good, wholesome use. Treat the corrupt and bigoted like your children, and do with them as you would your own child when they go astray.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Fascism, fundamentalism and nationalism, these are the ultimate mental illness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“When someone plays fast and loose with rights and freedom, their place is either in the jungle or in a mental institution, not in office. Fascism, fundamentalism and nationalism, these are the ultimate mental illness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Netflix and Genocide (Sonnet)

Post-apocalyptic world will
never unfold like in the movies,
the post-apocalyptic world already
exists, may be not for you, as you're
born on the lucky side of privilege -

but that world of drought, flood, famine,
plague and persecution already exists -
the post-apocalyptic world is now,
ten steps from the door of the privileged.

Privilege defines whether
it's a post-apocalyptic world -
step outside the castle,
and apocalypse is everywhere.

Or you just Netflix and chill,
while human communities crumble!
Apes binge-watch the occupation,
deportation and genocide,
aloof from their smart-castle.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“All prejudice comes with a flag, all discrimination comes with a badge.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“It’s not a free country, it’s a free jungle, where predators roam free abusing the marginalized.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Some say secularism is in their blood, some say liberty, all the while being the posterboys of persecution.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“The West broke the world, now the human race gotta resurrect the world, offspring of the terrorists and terrorized alike - but we can do nothing at all, till we decolonize our mind.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Nevertheless, the spirit of religious freedom continues to wither within the corridors of power, where the pleas of the victims of the misuse of blasphemy law, the anguished cries of the forcibly converted, and the desperate screams of victims of faith-based violence fall on deaf ears. It appears that religious freedom has been consigned to permanent life support—if not buried entirely.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“It’s no surprise that religious freedom in Pakistan has come at a heavy cost. The sacrifices of Shahbaz Bhatti and Salman Taseer have not only sanctified the struggle for religious liberty but have also elevated it from a basic right to a profound and solemn responsibility.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Sadly, religious oppression does more than silence voices; it burdens individuals with guilt, forcing them to bear the weight of their faith in a society that regards their faith as a “defect”.”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Standing on the edge of the English riviera, I watched a sea roared with fury, waves crashing against ancient rocks like unspoken grief trying to shatter a “silent wall”.”
― Qamar Rafiq