You can't have occupation and human rights.
Interpretation
Occupation undermines the fundamental human rights of individuals.
This quote by Christopher Hitchens suggests that when a territory is occupied, the rights of the people in that territory are often violated. Occupation typically involves a power dynamic where the occupier enforces control over the local population, restricting their freedoms and denying them their basic rights, thereby indicating that genuine human rights cannot coexist with such a system of oppression.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech discussing the impacts of military occupation on civilian populations.
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