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The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was sealed by John Lackland and it declared that everyone, even the sovereign, was subject to the rule of law, and it established a list of liberties held by all "free man" -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was a document adopted in England that protected the right of freedom of worship and conmended unfair taxes and unusual punishment -
The US Declaration of Indipendence
The US declaration of independence guaranteed the rights of equality, freedom and the pursuit of happiness to American citizens. After the publication of this document, the United States of America became an independent nation -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is a legal text drawn up during the French Revolution, containing a solemn listing of the fundamental rights of all citizens to liberty, property and the resistance to oppression. -
The first Geneva Convention
The first Geneva Convention is a treaty designed with the aim of protecting the rights of the sick and wounded soldiers. -
The Salt March
The salt march was a non-violent demonstration led by Gandhi to protest against the salt taxes imposed by the British and against the injustice of colonialism. -
The Declaration of the United Nations
The United Nations Declaration was signed by the Allies to guarantee the right of peace -
The UN General Assembly
It adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as proposed by the Commission on Human Rights -
The European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights is considered to be the central text on the protection of fundamental human rights in Europe. After this treaty, the European Court of Human Rights was established in Strasbourg. -
The Human Rights Act
This act states that all human rights established in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights explicitly apply to the United Kingdom