HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RIGHTS
By Chinofunga Ndoga
Human Rights cannot be
When peace cannot be
Human Rights cannot be
When freedom cannot be
Human Rights cannot be
When democracy cannot be
Human Rights cannot be
When volcanoes of war erupts
Human Rights cannot be
When epicenters of oppression exist
Human Rights cannot be
When autocracy holds fort
Human Rights cannot be
When you and I cannot freely speak
When elections are stolen in Zimbabwe
When dictators order soldiers to shoot and kill
When women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia
When genital mutilation still exists in certain cultures and religions
When dissent is suppressed in China
and Ai Weiwei remains under house arrest
When sexual violence is an instrument of control in Burma
and Aung San Suu Kyi is not permitted to condemn such barbarism
When Palestine land is under siege
and Israel is fretful of attack
When race and color of skinis a determinant between life and death
When individuals fleeing persecution
lose their identities and are called immigrants
Human Rights cannot be
Human Rights are universal
Human Rights are not fractions
Neither half nor quarter
Human Rights are whole
Never sorrow or hollow
Human Rights are not privileges
Human Rights are rights
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