Absolute Prohibitions
Purpose
This document defines actions that are categorically illegitimate under the Humanity Framework.
These actions are prohibited regardless of:
- intent
- belief
- culture
- religion
- ideology
- authority
- claimed benefit
- legal authorization
No individual, institution, or system may legitimize, excuse, or normalize these acts.
Principle of Absolute Prohibition
Certain actions destroy the conditions required for human dignity, agency, safety, and continuity.
These actions:
- cannot be consented to
- cannot be justified by outcome
- cannot be relativized by culture
- cannot be excused by authority
They are prohibited without exception.
Prohibited Acts Against Persons
1. Non-Consensual Sexual Acts
All forms of non-consensual sexual activity are prohibited, including:
- rape
- sexual assault
- sexual coercion
- exploitation of incapacity or dependency
Consent must be:
- explicit
- informed
- voluntary
- revocable
Absence of resistance does not constitute consent.
2. Sexual Exploitation of Children
The following are absolutely prohibited:
- sexual activity involving minors
- sexualization of children
- grooming or coercive manipulation
- creation, possession, or distribution of exploitative material
Children cannot consent.
3. Murder and Intentional Killing
The intentional killing of non-aggressors is prohibited, including:
- murder
- extrajudicial killing
- ritual killing
- human sacrifice
Lethal force is addressed separately as an extreme containment failure and never as punishment or authority.
4. Abuse, Torture, and Cruelty
The following are prohibited:
- physical abuse
- psychological abuse
- torture
- degrading or dehumanizing treatment
Infliction of suffering for control, punishment, fear, or gratification is illegitimate.
5. Slavery, Trafficking, and Forced Labor
All forms of ownership or control of persons are prohibited, including:
- slavery
- human trafficking
- forced labor
- debt bondage
- coercive confinement
No economic or legal structure may override this prohibition.
Prohibited Acts Against Agency and Dignity
6. Coercion and Domination
The following are prohibited:
- threats or intimidation
- coercion through deprivation of necessities
- manipulation of survival needs
- enforced dependency
Consent obtained through coercion is invalid.
7. Dehumanization
Treating humans as:
- objects
- resources
- expendable units
- moral non-persons
is prohibited.
Dehumanization precedes atrocity and is itself an atrocity.
Prohibited Acts Against Property and Collective Resources
8. Theft and Misappropriation
The following are prohibited:
- theft of personal or collective property
- fraud or deception for material gain
- embezzlement or misuse of entrusted resources
- wage theft or coerced extraction of labor value
- corruption and bribery
- institutional misuse of public funds
- forced transfer of value without meaningful consent
Legal authorization does not legitimize theft.
Consent obtained through:
- misinformation
- opaque mechanisms
- lack of viable alternatives
- systemic coercion
is invalid.
Prohibited Institutional Acts
9. Institutionalized Harm
Institutions are prohibited from:
- enabling or concealing prohibited acts
- normalizing abuse through policy
- protecting perpetrators through opacity
- externalizing harm onto the powerless
Institutions bear responsibility for harm they enable or fail to prevent.
No Exceptions Clause
No appeal to:
- culture
- tradition
- religion
- ideology
- emergency
- economic necessity
- political stability
overrides these prohibitions.
Relationship to Other Documents
- Ethical Principles define dignity and restraint.
- Rights and Responsibilities define human protections.
- Safety and Responsibility define harm prevention.
- Governance Models define enforcement mechanisms.
- Irreversible Actions define extreme containment limits.
Closing Statement
Some acts end legitimacy.
They are not differences of opinion. They are not cultural variations. They are violations of humanity itself.
Humanity does not negotiate with atrocity.