9/11 Attacks

Human right Violations

September 11

Francisco Moreira n.º 7 Leonardo Costa n.º 15 Pedro Barreto n.º 21

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Table of contents

Introduction; The Attack; Causes and Background; The Human Rights Issue; How has the 9/11 changed art?;What has changed since?;

Introduction

The September 11 attacks were a number of airline hijackings and suicide attacks directed at the U.S in 2001, committed by 19 militants of the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. Around 2750 people died in New York, 184 at the Pentagon and 50 in Pennsylvania. Out of the 3000 total, 400 were police officers and firefighters that rushed to the scene. It is estimated that 25000 people were injured.

The attacks

Causes and background

The main reason for the attack was the extremism of Bin Laden and his organization. In 1990, Kuwait was invaded by Iraq, and the Kuwaiti royal family was sheltered in Riyadh. Bin Laden offered them his troops to protect Saudi territory.However, the Saudis refused Bin Laden’s support and accepted help from the Americans , which was a great offense.

The human rights issue

These are the set of Human Rights Articles that were disrespected in these attacks and their consequences.

• Article 1 - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights;
• Article 2 - Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration;
• Article 3- Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person;
• Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture;
• Article 7 - All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination;

• Article 9 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile;
• Article 12 - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence;

• Article 18 - Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
• Article 25 - Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family;

How has the 9/11 changed art?

What has changed since?

Here's some changes implemented by the American Transportation Security Administration in response to the 9/11:

• December 2002: TSA meets a key mandate of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act by deploying explosives detection systems nationwide to screen all bags for explosives;
• April 2003: TSA begins training flight-deck personnel to carry firearms in early 2003 and the first armed pilots are aboard commercial flights by April.
• April 2003: TSA works with air carriers to reinforce cockpits doors on commercial aircraft in order to protect from intrusion, small-arms fire and fragmentation devices such as grenades.
• August 2006: TSA requires passengers to remove shoes to screen for explosives.
• March 2008: TSA deploys proprietary canine teams to aid in the screening of 100 percent air cargo loaded on U.S. passenger aircraft.

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