#therighttohaverights — Public Fediverse posts

.> Arendt claims the declaration itself embodies a contradiction: the declaration requires states to protect the ‘universal’ and ‘inalienable’ rights of all human beings, whereas the modern institution of the state is grounded on the principle of national and territorial sovereignty. This paradox, according to her, can only be resolved by the recognition of the ‘right to have rights’ as a juridico-political precondition for the protection of other human rights. Yet, a precise understanding of the right to have rights requires more closely examining Arendt’s diagnosis of the paradox of universal human rights.

I am absolutely disgusted that Shamima Begum, a victim of child trafficking, was stripped of UK citizenship, and that this has been upheld by a court. This also has extremely chilling implications for other people of Asian descent in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/22/shamima-begum-child-trafficking-uk

#MayaFoa #Reprieve #ShamimaBegum #justiceForShamima #citizenship #TheRightToHaveRights