Violations In Elie Wiesel's Night

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We all as people of this world deserve equality regardless of gender, race,
and nationality. We can see According to the “UDHR.” A national standard
for equality for all, and the Novel by Elie Wiesel, “Night.” A short, but
informative read. With the presence of these we can identify the violations
of these laws. And these violations are almost countless. and the
consequences of these actions will never go unjustified or repeated.
The rights of the Jewish population as well as the other humans of
different race, and ethnicity that occupied the camps were violated
according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article five:
Freedom from torture and degrading treatment. We can infer from the
novel, Night by elie wiesel that this right …show more content…

“after two days of travel, thirst became intolerable, as did the
heat.”(21) this is important because not only did they endure
“malnourishment” but even the ride to the camp was torture for these
“people” but this was only the beginning.
Another instance of violation is when elie speaks of the amount of
consistent running without giving them a break, and if they chose otherwise
then they were shot . “The faster you run, the faster you’ll get to go to
sleep.”(41) this is significant because not only is this a violation of the
Universal Declaration of Human rights but a violation of civil rights.
Next, another one of many laws violated by Germans in the camps
according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights number twentyfive
was violated. Right to adequate living standard. This was also not the case
during this event, surprised? For instance, when observing a speaker, he
spoke of the horrific sights of the environment of the camp just on entry. He
spoke of the hundreds of bodies that scattered the grounds of Dachau. this
is where the inhabitants slept, resided, and were given their almost
nonexistent “rations.” This is important to take into account because
wandering around among all these decomposing corpses not only

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