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Eli Wiesel's Night: The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

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The Violation of our Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights are rights that every human being contains. These rights can’t be taken away from no one or one self. Rights that can’t be taken away are called Unalienable rights. In the book Night, by Eli Wiesel, most of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR, was abused. These rights were the Right to Equality, Freedom to Slavery, and the Freedom of Torture. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights must not be violated at any cost.
According to the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights, it states that, “We are all born free and equal to every other human being. All human beings are born in dignity and rights.” This right was violated rights after the Jews were captured and were treated unfairly. In page 33 of the memoir Night, they were sent to concentration camps and were put to work. These Jews were compelled to do work every day and were given little portions of food. Furthermore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that, “No one has the right to treat you as a slave. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all forms.” For instance, the Jews were captured and turned into slaves, as shown in page 33 in …show more content…

To pay the consequences, Elizer took upon 25 whips to his back, as was shown on page 57-58 of the memoir. As a result, in page 58 Elizer was told, “So much for your curiosity. You shall receive five times more if you dare to tell anyone what you saw! Understood?.” The physical treatment given to the main character proves that the memoir Night violated the fifth right of the Universal Declaration of Human

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