Human Rights In Elie Wiesel's Night

Two of any human beings rights are, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “ Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.” and “ Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.” These two rights were violated countless times in the memoir Night. The events that occurred during Elie Wiesels time were devastating. The Jews who lived during this time were stripped of all of their rights. The occurrences that that took place and the actions done to the Jews were completely inhumane. One of the first rights that was violated was the right to own property. When the Jews houses were invaded and they were all forced to abandon their homes, all of their belongings were left behind and all they had from then on were the clothes on their backs. But soon after that, once they arrived at the camps, even those were taken from them. The first step during the arrival at the camps was for each person to soak in a liquid at the door for sterilization and satitation. After that took place, the prisoners were forced into hot showers and then finally chased outside and given a set of clothes that were only washed once every year. “Disinfection. Everyone soaked in it. Then came a hot shower. All very fast. As …show more content…
There are many events where people’s rights were violated or they were treated unfairly. A specific time that would strike one as important is the years of slavery. The slaves rights were violated according to article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” Other rights were violated within that of article 4 but overall, they were held in slavery and abused just as the Jews