Naming the Dead

Recently I heard these words from Ai Wei Wei about the importance of naming the dead:

“A name is the first and final marker of individual rights, one fixed part of the ever-changing human world. A name is the most basic characteristic of our human rights; no matter how poor or how rich, all living people have a name, and it is endowed with good wishes, the expectant blessings of kindness and virtue.”

I am grateful for the many examples today of people struggling to reclaim the dignity and rights of the dead who have been dishonoured.