Question

Brutal Dictatorship, Oppression of Politicial Enemies: Joseph Stalin
Link to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

EVENT - Brutal Dictatorship, Oppression of Political Enemies: Stalin

1. Choose three articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that address the issue(s) you uncovered while researching your chosen event/topic. Explain how each article reflects the topic you studied.



2. What are some of the obstacles to enforcing and realizing these articles? What are the benefits of an international agreement to address the issue(s)?



3. In addition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, what other actions could individuals, nations, and the international communities take to prevent acts like the one you studied from happening again?

Answer 1

Link to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

EVENT - Brutal Dictatorship, Oppression of Political Enemies: Stalin

1. Choose three articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that address the issue(s) you uncovered while researching your chosen event/topic. Explain how each article reflects the topic you studied.



2. What are some of the obstacles to enforcing and realizing these articles? What are the benefits of an international agreement to address the issue(s)?



3. In addition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, what other actions could individuals, nations, and the international communities take to prevent acts like the one you studied from happening again?

Answer 2

i chose article 1 4 and 5
@Jadeishere

Answer 3

i have a little bit of an idea how to do it i have that the purges were brutal and inhumane

Answer 4

Part \[1\]
Article 1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 4.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.


Part \[2\]

What are some of the obstacles to enforcing and realizing these articles? What are the benefits of an international agreement to address the issue(s)?

Kay, since you've gotten part 1 down, we can work on part 2!

What are some obvious things that could get in the way of these articles actually becoming "realized"?

Answer 5

umm the purges?

Answer 6

because many innocent people were executed

Answer 7

Well, not even that. Let's specifically talk about Article 1.

What's the overall focus of this Article?

Answer 8

that all humans are born free and equal and that everyone should treat each other with respect and brotherhood and no one can take that right away.

Answer 9

Exactly :)
So, what would be a major obstacle in getting people to know and understand this Article? How would it be difficult to accept others as equal to them?

Answer 10

the fear of being killed by their dictator in case he suspects them of being his enemy or rival for power?

Answer 11

I have a question, this is all in relation to Stalin?

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

Ohhh, okay, now your answer make more sense, so sorry.

Kay let's get this rolling now that I understand a lot better!
So in a dictatorships, what's the primary belief of the dictator?

Answer 14

lol ok..um that whatever he says goes? and they tend to be cruel

Answer 15

sorry im taking a bit long to answer my internet keeps messing up

Answer 16

It's perfectly fine :)

The sole purpose of maintaining a dictatorship is to prevent others from being as powerful as you. To take away their rights of freedom. Stalin was a dictator of the USSR (Soviet Union Russia)

Answer 17

ohh ok

Answer 18

Yeah, so in Article 1 a huge obstacle would be them seeing eachother as equals

Answer 19

okkk so i got that one down

Answer 20

Do you think you could try to come up with reasons for the other two? Articles 4 and 5? I'll help you decide which ones will work and which ones won't >.<

Answer 21

ok so for four i know staling arrested people and sent them to work camps for labor, that would be slavery right?

Answer 22

Yes, definitely

Answer 23

and he was like very cruel to them

Answer 24

so the cruelty would also account for five because they even mixed criminals with the slaves and they preyed on them as well

Answer 25

Yes, true

Answer 26

and the slaves died from working so much and some unpaid ones were sent to be hired by private contractors but those later turned out to be extermination camps so basically they were killed for no reason

Answer 27

Well, so what's an obstacle that the article would face?

Answer 28

a dictator that favors slavery?

Answer 29

Yes, very much so, very very very much so

Answer 30

ok so that sums up part 2

Answer 31

and i think i can get the third one done myself thank you so much for your help!!

Answer 32

No problem! You did most of the work, I just asked you questions >.<
Great job and the best of luck to you!

Answer 33

thanks!