Human Rights Violations In Night

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The Violation of Life
Do you want all people around the world to have human rights and are you willing to help them? Well in the story Night is based on a true tragic event known as the Holocaust that took place during World War II. Many people are not aware of this event, some of which are not up to date on this information. Therefore, this essay will inform you, about the Holocaust and what happened during this up setting moment in history. In the story Night the main protagonist is Eli Wiesel and throughout the story he goes through degrading treatment, which will affect him in the long run. In this story the U.D.H.R was violated, (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) in this declaration, there embeds a list of human rights in which are …show more content…

Many people would see it as common or regular interaction between two people, but this is not true. The S.S Officers would abuse the Jewish men and women for personal amusement and gain. These kinds of issues must not be taken lightly and be taken in for serious consideration. In other words, the human right that was violated in the story Night was “Freedom from torture and degrading treatment,” meaning the Jewish men and women were constantly beat. On page 60 on the story Night, this right was violated by expressing,” He leaped on me, like a wild animal, hitting me in the chest, on the head, throwing me down and pulling me up again, his blows growing more violent, until I was covered in blood.” This quote is informing us on how Jewish people would get mistreated and how they would feel after those beatings. This human right protects all men and women from mistreatment towards one another, making us more civilized and more natured. We all should be grateful for having these rights, without them we would be despicable human beings, with no self-control. Also, on page 54 on the story Night, ”Freedom from torture and degrading treatment,” was violated by expressing, “And he began beating him with an iron bar at first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lightning.” This quote from the story Night, is telling us what kind of pain Jewish men had to endure and also informing us on what kind of weaponry the S.S officer would use to abuse