The reasoning for the creation of the Declaration of Human Rights is because of the merciless acts against the Jewish population in World War 2. These acts included, gas chambers, extreme work under starvation, and other forms of mass extermination. These horrendous events lead the United Nations to write the Declaration of Human Rights in order to never repeat these events again in any country. Article five of the Declaration of Human Rights explains that no human, in any country, should be treated like an animal with torture or cruel punishment. This directly correlates with WWII because the victims in the concentration camps were dehumanized and treated like slave animals.
Unfortunately, this article of section 5 is not clearly obeyed in present day in many different …show more content…
For example, in Syria, there are bombs killing civilians everyday forcing the Syrians to find refuge elsewhere. Countries like North Korea uses torture still today. Although many would not believe the United States would be violating Article 5, there are many instances I would consider inhumane. When reading this Article, I instantly think of the major issue in our country currently regarding police brutality. The media broadcasts constantly these stories of unarmed African Americans being killed. Though I do not believe that every police officer is out to kill, I do think that police brutality is the United States infringing Article five of the Declaration of Human Rights. During the Civil Rights movement, police officers were using inhuman tactics and that was the 1960’s. Back then police officers were using tear gas and violent dogs against African Americans who were protesting. Students learn in school how degrading and cruel these methods were and yet, here we are today, with life-threatening issues concerning police brutality. The use of technology has opened the door to
Unfortunately, this article of section 5 is not clearly obeyed in present day in many different …show more content…
For example, in Syria, there are bombs killing civilians everyday forcing the Syrians to find refuge elsewhere. Countries like North Korea uses torture still today. Although many would not believe the United States would be violating Article 5, there are many instances I would consider inhumane. When reading this Article, I instantly think of the major issue in our country currently regarding police brutality. The media broadcasts constantly these stories of unarmed African Americans being killed. Though I do not believe that every police officer is out to kill, I do think that police brutality is the United States infringing Article five of the Declaration of Human Rights. During the Civil Rights movement, police officers were using inhuman tactics and that was the 1960’s. Back then police officers were using tear gas and violent dogs against African Americans who were protesting. Students learn in school how degrading and cruel these methods were and yet, here we are today, with life-threatening issues concerning police brutality. The use of technology has opened the door to