Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger is a Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress. Jagger currently serves as a Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador, Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Member of the Executive Director's Leadership Council of Amnesty International USA, and a Trustee of the Amazon Charitable Trust...
NationalityNicaraguan
ProfessionFamily Member
Date of Birth2 May 1945
CityManagua, Nicaragua
CountryNicaragua
Bianca Jagger quotes about
George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. ... We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don't our world will further descend into a state of chaos.
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
Bradley Manning is an American hero.
Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media.
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.