What is most closely the meaning of "barbarous acts" as it used in the passage below (paragraph 2)?
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the
advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the
highest aspiration of the common people,
A. citizens who have rebelled
B. the United States declaring war on Italy and Germany in World War II
C. violent abuses or actions by corrupt governments that came to power before World War II
D. those who do not speak English
