Throughout the course of history their have been many violations of human rights After the Second World War the newly created United Nations issued the Declaration of Human Rights that outlined the basic rights a human being is entitled to including everything from freedom of slavery to the right to clean water. However there are many cases of human rights abuses since this document was drafted. These Violations range from Social Class Laws(Caste System) in Hinduism to Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany and Apartheid Laws in South Africa. Some of these discriminations still occur today for their are still groups of people who believe in these laws that were nullified long ago.
The Social Classes in Hinduism are an example of human rights violations. …show more content…
These laws violated articles 4,13 &25 found in the Declaration of Human Rights. Article 4 states no one shall be held in servitude of any kind but during WWII the germans ruled by the nazi party, captured jews and transported them to concentration camps to make army supplies. These Nuremberg Laws were the cause for so many deaths of jews, Nazi’s labeled the jews so they were easy to find(they wore a star of David), capture and put to work. If unable to work you were killed but if able to work you were shoved into a train cart to a concentration camp where you were forced to work hours on end with little rest, this disregarded article 4 for the jews were enslaved by the Nazi’s (Article). Article 13 was also violated because jews were unable to move during this time because they were withheld by the Nazi power all this based on Hitler’s thoughts, Hitler believed the jews were bad people because they didn 't fund the army and were nothing but money lovers who deserved to be punished. Because of this Hitler and his followers made it impossible for jews to escape from german rule(Mein Kampf). Finally Article 25 was violated because it states that everyone has the right to clothing, food, health, and living adequate. The jews were living in poor conditions, they all slept clumped together, they were dirty bc they didnt shower frequently, they were malnourished bc the food was terrible and they …show more content…
These laws violated articles 5,16 & 26 found in the Declaration of Human Rights. Article 5 states no one shall be subjected to cruel treatment or punishment but in south africa during the era of apartheid laws native Africans were treated like second class citizens by the rich white people who controlled south africa politically, this discriminatory towards the south Africans later led to violence. The Pass Law made it so south Africans carried id’s showing(Article and Timeline). Article 16 was also violated because the government in south africa made it illegal for mixed relationships to occur, this is thanks to The Mixed Marriages Act and also The Immorality Act which segregated the white and black people even more, and if by chance a black is caught with a white person breaking these laws they would be instantly jailed and labeled criminals(Article and TimeLine). Finally Article 26 was violated for the education system in south africa is unfair, the poor receive little to no education while the rich get all the education they could want. This led students to passively protect and during the protest police opened fire and killed 500 people and injured thousands more, the police took no fault in this because they are white and got special treatment from the government that protected them from any accusations that say that they did not perform their jobs correctly and that there were more
The Social Classes in Hinduism are an example of human rights violations. …show more content…
These laws violated articles 4,13 &25 found in the Declaration of Human Rights. Article 4 states no one shall be held in servitude of any kind but during WWII the germans ruled by the nazi party, captured jews and transported them to concentration camps to make army supplies. These Nuremberg Laws were the cause for so many deaths of jews, Nazi’s labeled the jews so they were easy to find(they wore a star of David), capture and put to work. If unable to work you were killed but if able to work you were shoved into a train cart to a concentration camp where you were forced to work hours on end with little rest, this disregarded article 4 for the jews were enslaved by the Nazi’s (Article). Article 13 was also violated because jews were unable to move during this time because they were withheld by the Nazi power all this based on Hitler’s thoughts, Hitler believed the jews were bad people because they didn 't fund the army and were nothing but money lovers who deserved to be punished. Because of this Hitler and his followers made it impossible for jews to escape from german rule(Mein Kampf). Finally Article 25 was violated because it states that everyone has the right to clothing, food, health, and living adequate. The jews were living in poor conditions, they all slept clumped together, they were dirty bc they didnt shower frequently, they were malnourished bc the food was terrible and they …show more content…
These laws violated articles 5,16 & 26 found in the Declaration of Human Rights. Article 5 states no one shall be subjected to cruel treatment or punishment but in south africa during the era of apartheid laws native Africans were treated like second class citizens by the rich white people who controlled south africa politically, this discriminatory towards the south Africans later led to violence. The Pass Law made it so south Africans carried id’s showing(Article and Timeline). Article 16 was also violated because the government in south africa made it illegal for mixed relationships to occur, this is thanks to The Mixed Marriages Act and also The Immorality Act which segregated the white and black people even more, and if by chance a black is caught with a white person breaking these laws they would be instantly jailed and labeled criminals(Article and TimeLine). Finally Article 26 was violated for the education system in south africa is unfair, the poor receive little to no education while the rich get all the education they could want. This led students to passively protect and during the protest police opened fire and killed 500 people and injured thousands more, the police took no fault in this because they are white and got special treatment from the government that protected them from any accusations that say that they did not perform their jobs correctly and that there were more