I am aware of the fact that some view [human rights] as a luxury of the rich countries for which Africa is not ready. I know that others treat it as an imposition, if not a plot, by the industrialised West. I find these thoughts truly demeaning, demeaning of the yearning for human dignity that resides in every African heart.
I am aware of the fact that some view [human rights] as a luxury of the rich countries…
By Kofi Annan