There are no natural rights - i.e. the ocean won't push you to shore because you're drowning and have the right to life.

Rights are defined as part of the social contract we create in living close proximity to each other. If the collective people define what their rights are through democratic representation, then it's up to those who have the monopoly on violence to enforce it.

The "Stand in the school house door" is one historical example of this in play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door