Night Essay
In the book Night by Elie Weisel, there are events that violate human rights. According to article two of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, “ Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, language, religion etc. This right was violated when the Jews were not allowed to own valuables. “Jews were henceforth forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or any valuables”. “We no longer had the right to frequent. . . to travel by rail to attend synagogues (10-11). In article five, it states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment”. “ Weisel received 25 lashes after witnessing Idek and a polish girl fornacating”. Article …show more content…
“Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only to your belt and your shoes(35). Article nine says “ No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. “ A truck driver close and unloaded its hold: Small children. Babies!. . . children thrown into the flames(32). Article twenty-four states that “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours. The victims of the Holocaust were dehumanized by the S.S. officers, because they took away their clothes, and made them march around the camp in the freezing cold. The treatment that the Jews received violates human rights, because it was cruel. “Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only your belt and your shoes. . .(35). “ To the barber! Their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies(35). “ Around five o’clock in the morning, we were expelled from the barrock. The kapos were beating us again, but I no longer felt the pain. A glacial wind was enveloping us. “ We were naked, holding our shoes and belts”. “An order: Run! And we ran”. The way the victims were treated violates human rights, because the officers gave them little food. They made the Jews get up early in the morning and run. “ Around midnight, we were told to
In the book Night by Elie Weisel, there are events that violate human rights. According to article two of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, “ Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, language, religion etc. This right was violated when the Jews were not allowed to own valuables. “Jews were henceforth forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or any valuables”. “We no longer had the right to frequent. . . to travel by rail to attend synagogues (10-11). In article five, it states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment”. “ Weisel received 25 lashes after witnessing Idek and a polish girl fornacating”. Article …show more content…
“Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only to your belt and your shoes(35). Article nine says “ No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. “ A truck driver close and unloaded its hold: Small children. Babies!. . . children thrown into the flames(32). Article twenty-four states that “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours. The victims of the Holocaust were dehumanized by the S.S. officers, because they took away their clothes, and made them march around the camp in the freezing cold. The treatment that the Jews received violates human rights, because it was cruel. “Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only your belt and your shoes. . .(35). “ To the barber! Their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies(35). “ Around five o’clock in the morning, we were expelled from the barrock. The kapos were beating us again, but I no longer felt the pain. A glacial wind was enveloping us. “ We were naked, holding our shoes and belts”. “An order: Run! And we ran”. The way the victims were treated violates human rights, because the officers gave them little food. They made the Jews get up early in the morning and run. “ Around midnight, we were told to