In Article Five of the Universal Declaration of Rights, it clearly states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment”(UN General Assembly). …show more content…
The Nazi leaders in Germany passed over 400 decrees and laws that restricted German Jews private and public life between 1933 and 1939 (Anti-Jewish). In Night, Elie’s family was living in Sighet, Hungary when the Germans arrived. The Germans were given food and shelter by the civilians and the people did not have a choice. Soon, all the people of Sighet that the Germans targeted were forced to move into ghettos (Night). The people were upset and angry, but they did as the Germans told. The people of Sighet have not even witnessed the concentration camp and they already have several rights taken away from them. They are not able to travel freely outside the ghettos and they live in fear in their homes. The people thought that everything was going to be okay when they were in the ghettos even though they were scared, but it was only a matter of time before the Germans arrested the leaders of the Jewish community and separate them from their families. After, Elie and his family were deported from the ghettos with everyone else inside cattle cars (Night). The reputation of the people is being destroyed because the people are being treated more like animals than humans. When they arrived, they were lined up and divided based on who …show more content…
In 1933, German universities only allowed a certain number of Jewish student to attend their universities (Anti-Jewish). The Germans passed the Nuremberg race laws so that the Jews would not be able to marry or have affairs with the Germans (The Nuremberg). The laws also denied the Jews from obtaining citizenship (The Nuremberg). The Jews are being punished for just having a different a religion. In Night when the Germans arrived at the town of Sighet, they burned down the synagogues. The Germans did not allow the Jews to practice their own religion. When Elie was in the ghetto the Germans said that they could not celebrate Passover (Night). The Nazis dehumanized the Jews by taking away their right to practice their religion. They did not see the Jews as