Human or human ( hyoo men ) describes a person, as opposed to some other kind of creature, such as a bird or a dog--
"When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another..."
Plato defined a human being as a "featherless biped".
Humane or humane ( hyoo main ) means compassionate or sympathetic to people or animals--
The ASPCA is the most well-known humane society.
The Geneva Convention was meant to ensure humane treatment of prisoners of war.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Every human being deserves humane treatment."
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