No Human Being Can Be Erased

Rights That Precede Power and Cannot Be Revoked by Force

“Human rights do not begin when power recognizes them, nor do they end when power denies them. A right that the powerful can grant and withdraw is not a right, but a temporary space in which a human being is permitted to exist. Justice begins when being human no longer requires permission.”

— Hamid Shayea Al-Ahwazi —