‎”… The child is, simply by virtue of her or his birth, a permanent holder ofrights, with an irrevocable claim to freedom. But she or he will also be born into a world where some people, given the chance, will trample on those rights and freedoms in the name of state security, or economic policy, or group chauvinism…”

The UN human rights office’s full statement marking the birth of the 7 billionth person: http://bit.ly/w0u5aL (via Anne Torres)