Humanitarian intervention does not infringe on state sovereignty.

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Humanitarian intervention involves one state interfering in the affairs of another state to protect human rights, which infringes on the sovereignty of the state being intervened. However, proponents argue that in extreme cases where the state is not able or willing to protect its citizens, intervention may be necessary to preserve the human rights of those citizens.

Humanitarian Intervention Does Not Infringe on State Sovereignty