inalienable

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"Development is an inalienable right of all countries. It is not a privilege reserved for a few," he told the summit earlier on Wednesday.

From Reuters

In their lawsuit, they argued that the state's enthusiastic support of fossil fuels violates their inalienable right, enshrined in Article II of Montana's constitution, to a "clean and healthful environment."

From Salon

“Our rights don’t come from a government. They’re inalienable. They come from a Creator.”

From Washington Times

No person or group should ever be denied their inalienable human rights.

From Los Angeles Times

Abortion-rights groups had argued that abortion was protected in the first section of the state Constitution, which endows its citizens with “certain inalienable rights” among them “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

From New York Times